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wo0W6 TIL that Valentine’s Day originated from the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia. During the feast, priests sacrificed two goats and a dog, then ran around touching women and crops with the bloodstained hides, believing it would increase fertility.
xVong TIL that HMS Jervis, a destroyer which served in the Royal Navy during WW2, did not lose a single crew member to enemy action despite having participated in 13 major actions and serving throughout the war.
6EDYW TIL our universe is formed through "quantum annealing," which we commonly know as a form of quantum computing
kwRE TIL The Code of Hammurabi decreed that bartenders who watered down beer would be executed.
mxOLo TIL MIT, often cited as one of the world’s most prestigious universities, puts almost all of its course materials online for anyone to access for free.