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TIL that the African country of "Swaziland" has changed its name to "Eswatini" in April 2018.

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9wMBr TIL, a medieval map, one of the oldest maps in existence, depicts a mythical creature that farts at hunters, killing them
j6rXQ TIL there was a popular cocktail in the Wild West called "Tarantula Juice" made from wood alcohol, rosin, tobacco oil, sulfuric acid, hydrogen cyanide, and strychnine. It had effects similar to meth and produced muscle spasms that felt like having dozens of baby tarantulas crawling on your skin
1aa7O TIL that the Catholic Church specifically taught that indulgences do not affect whether or not a person goes to heaven. However, greedy "pardoners" lied about this and promised things like eternal salvation in return for money to increase donations. This led to Martin Luther's 95 Theses.
labr TIL Denmark was the first country to be fully transplanted into the Minecraft games, the government hoped it could help make lessons more fun for students until hackers ‘bombed’ Minecraft version of Denmark in cyber-attack
NLr6 TIL The Fairly Oddparents was originally supposed to end in 2006 alongside Jimmy Neutron in the “Jimmy/Timmy Power Hour 3” crossover, but it was so poorly received that the creator decided to renew more episodes in order for it to end in a better way, so far however, the series has still not ended.