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TIL "The Twelve Days of Christmas" STARTS on Christmas Day, and ends of January 5th (Three Kings Day).

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xV5wB TIL Chimpanzees have been known to steal alcohol, get drunk, then attack humans after mistaking them for monkeys
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jNkaX TIL modern bikini (clothing) was named after US nuclear weapon test at Bikini Atoll in 1946
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