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TIL the word “Testify” originates from the Latin word for testicle. Two men taking an oath of allegiance would hold their balls as a sign of truthfulness. If they broke their oath they would lose their manhood, literally putting their balls on the line.

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OEOa TIL After the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011,more than 200 Japanese pensioners, all over 60, volunteered to tackle the nuclear crisis. The organizer said “Even if I were exposed to radiation, cancer could take 20 or 30 years or longer to develop. I probably have 13 to 15 years left to live.”
4kg1J TIL about Martha Cothren, winner of the 2006 Veteran of Foreign Wars Teacher of The Year.
BgMpD TIL St. Patrick’s original color and earliest depictions are in blue garments, not green. George III, King of Great Britain, founded in 1783 the "Order of St. Patrick" and official color was a sky blue, known as "St. Patrick's Blue."
xl4g TIL the 1904 Olympic marathon ‘winner’ cheated by using a car, the second place finisher drank brandy mixed with rat poison, another athlete was chased off course by dogs, and another ate a rotten apple during the run.
LPp9 TIL: Domino’s in India created a pizza that looks like a burger