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TIL that medieval peasants received more vacation time than the average American. Their workdays also included time for leisurely meals and an afternoon nap.

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QNVa9 TIL that in 2018 a woman killed parents, took own life over eczema treatment
PwRg TIL lions are called “king of the jungle” because “jungle” derives from a Hindi word meaning “uninhabited place”. They typically live in savannas and grasslands.
wLDoY TIL Gambler's fallacy, the erroneous belief that if a particular event occurs more frequently than normal during the past it is less likely to happen in the future. In 1913, in a game of roulette, the ball fell in black 26 times in a row, the probability of the sequence is 1 in 66.6 million.
XEa4Q TIL that the outro music for the TV series Bottom was actually a hit from 1961 for The Mar Keys called Last Night.
vPNl8 TIL: United States produces more crude oil than any country, ever