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TIL pentagrams have been found on Sumerian pottery dating back to 3500 BCE

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D14vJ TIL that the actor who played the radiology technician in The Exorcist was an active serial killer at the time of filming.
wLpx7 TIL the Christmas song, "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" was written during the Great Depression and had lyrics telling those who were fortunate enough to give back to others and raise spirits. As such, the true meaning of the song is to be as charitable and kind as children believe Santa to be.
R59r8 TIL in 1975, there were 2 crude oil tanker spills on January 31st. The Corinthos Spill in the Delaware River and the Epic Colocotronis Spill in Puerto Rico dumped a combined 28.5 million gallons of oil into surrounding waters.
wbaE TIL Metallica was told that expletives were prohibited during their performance at the 1996 MTV Europe awards performance. They were expected to play a slow song from their new album. Instead, they played the two most offensive songs that they had.
pVL4 TIL that Abraham Lincoln was such a good wrestler that he was inducted in the national wrestling hall of fame