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TIL that Arkeology is the study of Noah's Ark.

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rRojM TIL the word Gerrymandering is a portmanteau of the name "Gerry" for Governor Elbridge Gerry and "salamander" for the salamander-like shapes of the districts it created.
nWLDb TIL in 1973 a roulette dealer & 2 others won 5 million francs ($1 million) using a roulette ball with a receiver inside that was linked to a transmitter inside of a pack of cigarettes. When a button on the pack was pushed, the ball was guided to land on a specific part of the wheel with 90% accuracy
9Zr TIL Pope Stephen VI put his dead predecessor Pope Formosus on trial, dressed in Papal gowns and found him guilty of disloyalty and of grasping for ecclesial power. His punishment was 3 broken fingers and being thrown in the Tiber.
5VNVR TIL Mr T was the youngest child of 12 children. He and his four sisters and seven brothers grew up in a three-bedroom apartment.
BRWD TIL: A Massachusetts Pastor will stand trial for his role in creating Uganda’s “Kill the Gays” Law.