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TIL that this month (Feb 2020) has 5 Saturdays and it can happen once in approximately 28 years. The next time it happens will be in Feb 2048.

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XEOv8 TIL that Polynesians may have traveled to the Americas in pre-columbian times. Sweet potatoes originated from the Americas were found in the islands when Cpt. Cook discovered them. The Maori word for sweet potato "kumala" is almost the same as the Quechuan's word "k'umara" for sweet potato.
xdRo TIL that people from different languages arrange pictures of chronological events differently (English speakers from left to right, Hebrew from right to left), and that the Kuuk Thaayorre will arrange them from east to west regardless of the direction they face in the room.
Lxbr TIL the record for the biggest gang bang ever is held by Lisa Sparks who had sex with 919 men.
d88d8 TIL in 1986 the death mask of the Mayan leader Pacal was stolen from a museum in Mexico. Museum officials believed the thieves to be international, professional criminals since security was so intense. A year later the mask was discovered, and the thieves revealed to be veterinary school drop outs.
dDYRj TIL that the United States Central Intelligence Agency uses the jingle of the cat food brand Meow Mix as an instrument of torture.