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TIL that two rival churches in Greece celebrate Easter by firing over 100,000 rockets at each other

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pYP9N TIL of Ezzard Charles who is the only boxer to have lasted the full 15 rounds against Rocky Marciano. Charles who had killed an opponent earlier in his career, would also give Marciano trouble in their rematch and split Rocky’s nose in half, before Rocky managed to KO Charles at the last minute.
P181V TIL about Saturday Night Palsy (named after partying on Saturday nights), which is when nerves are compressed and muscle function is lost due to sleeping in an unnatural position and being too drunk to adjust yourself. Severe cases have a low chance of full recovery.
Bg7Pk TIL Germany still pays pensions to Nazi Collaborators in Belgium, UK and other countries.
NNo8 TIL that the West Point Class of 1915 became known as “the class the stars fell on”. Of the 164 members of the class, 59 attained the rank of general, including Dwight Eisenhower and Omar Bradley.
rRYO1 TIL AT&T only put the * and # buttons on the phone keypad because they had extra space, and they figured maybe someone someday will find some use for them.