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TIL that during a drought in 2019, priests in Bhopal, India wed 2 frogs in order to appease the god of rain, 2 months later the frogs were divorced in order to stop the constant downpour of rain that destroyed over 9,000 homes.

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KOw5J TIL in 1946 there was a “Battle of Athens” in a small town in Tennessee. In the face of a corrupt political machine taking over the local government, a group of citizens mostly consisting of WWII veterans took up arms and overthrew the government officials, reinstating free elections.
epga6 TIL that, during the 1994 World Cup, the BBC issued a public apology after its pundit said during the match between Romania and Argentina that "The Argentine defender warrants shooting for a mistake like that", a day after Colombian defender Andres Escobar was shot and killed
epBlg TIL Warren Buffet bet 1 million dollars in 2008, that his passive investment strategy will win with a big hedge funds over the next 10 years. By 2017, his portfolio went up by 85%, while his opponent lost with only 22% made
xVYmD TIL of Eben Byers, who won the US Amateur Golf Championship in 1906. After an injury a doctor recommended a popular ‘cure-all’ called Radithor. Due to taking this, his jaw had decayed. The deteriorating tissue was surgically removed, leaving him with a gaping hole where his mouth used to be.
ea5b TIL Epicurus, the father of hedonism, died from a painful urinary blockage. On his deathbed he still declared that he was happy because his “philosophical recollections counterbalances all these afflictions”