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TIL that today is National Eggnog Day. Happy Eggnog Day All

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PXpJ TIL a battle, involving over 30,000 Roman troops and a larger Pontic opposition, resulted in a tie, after both sides withdrew from the field scared, as they witnessed a ‘silvery-hot’ meteor bombarding the middle ground between them.
EpjX TIL Esurance got rid of their cartoon mascot Erin Esurance after she was featured in a massive amount of fan made pornography.
KY9A9 TIL about vanity height: very tall buildings often include a substantial amount of unusable space purely to make the building taller. For example, 29% of the Burj Khalifa's 829 meter height (224m) is vanity - it is still the tallest building by top floor height, but only by two meters.
D1GXv TIL a viking grave of a woman warrior was dug up, and contrast to the skeletal evidence, it was assumed to be male due to the weapons in the grave. Even after DNA testing proved she was female, claims were then tried to be made that the bones got mixed up.
awYjA TIL The French People Called The Austrian Queen Of France ‘Austrian Woman’ Because In French It Would Be Made To Sound Like Bitch (Autrichienne = Austrian, Chienne = Bitch)