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R5wW7 TIL that in 1577 Spanish Franciscan friar Bernardino de Sagagún completed his Manuscript, The Florentine Codex, making it the most reliable source of information about Mexican culture, the Aztec Empire, and the conquest of Mexico.
d8pYr TIL a Marine sniper unit in Iraq became huge fans of Gilmore Girls. Near Christmas in 2005 one of them wrote to the show's creator about the lack of male clothing options in the show's gift store. Weeks later they received five boxes of Gilmore Girls jackets.
pege TIL that self-made millionaire Harris Rosen adopted a run down neighborhood in Florida, giving all families daycare, boosting the graduation rate by 75%, and cutting the crime rate in half
epLE TIL The first fitted contact lenses were made in 1888 out of blown glass.
5Y9wr TIL the Christmas tree, though associated with Christianity, has a pagan origin. Pagans cut down evergreen trees & moved them indoors to recognize the winter solstice, which occurs between December 20 & 23. The "magical" evergreens could withstand the life-threatening powers of darkness & cold.