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TIL that 22c/71.6f is a cold spell in malaysia

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wL1yP TIL of John II of France, who was captured by the English, in the Hundred Years War, and held hostage in London. An exchange of hostages occurred, with his son, Louis, taking his place. When John II was informed that Louis had escaped from captivity, he voluntarily returned to England as a hostage.
nekO7 TIL Gandhi never actually received a Nobel Peace Prize, even after several nominations.
1ajQ8 TIL in many asian languages, the word for "4" is extremely similar to their word for "death" causing Tetraphobia - the fear and practice of avoiding the number 4
aZ5J TIL of the NYC “Pizza Principle” which is a historically accurate “economic law” reported by The New York Times where the price of a slice of pizza has matched the price of a subway ride. It has been successfully used to predict the increase of subway fare on multiple ocassions.
xaaw TIL there was a band of 150 gay couples from Thebes, who defeated a Spartan army, and went undefeated for 30 years. The Sacred Band of Thebes