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TIL: Scotland names its snow gritters funny names like Hansel and Grit-all.

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jrN TIL that the Mexican Gov. attempted to ban religion in the 1917.
M7wXB TIL in 1970, actress Patty Duke was sleeping with 3 men prior to the birth of her son. Desi Arnaz Jr, actor John Astin and promoter Michael Tell. She married Tell, told her son Arnaz Jr was the father and John Astin ended up adopting the child, who would go on to become actor Sean Astin.
vPdGB TIL Fanny Longfellow, wife of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, died tragically after her dress caught on fire
5bpn TIL that due to a requirement for official Welsh road signs to be bilingual, Swansea council installed a sign barring heavy lorries. It wasn’t realized until long after that the Welsh actually read, “I am not in the office at the moment. Send any work to be translated”.
Pw0V TIL: Wuzhu, also known by his sinicised name Wanyan Zongbi, or Jin Wuzhu, was a prince, military general and civil minister of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty, which ruled northern China between the 12th and 13th centuries.