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TIL that there is a small community of ethnic Germans living in Jamaica for over 150 years known as Germacians

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B5kb TIL March 1st was new years day for much of antiquity. It was the case in Russia until the 15th century and in Great Britain until 1752. It was to coincide with the beginning of the planting season with the namesake being Mars, the roman god who was also the protector of agriculture.
VMB50 TIL that Russians living in Latvia since independence are still largely denied citizenship
16ZVW TIL Sheriff Andy Taylor and Deputy Barney Fife were on-screen cousins, until they weren’t…
lnV5 TIL ‘Mountain Dew’ was originally Southern and/or Irish slang for moonshine
9Ybn6 TIL in 1941 the grandmother of Martin Luther King fell down and became unresponsive. MLK blamed himself and attempting suicide by jumping from a second story window