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TIL all the gold ever mined on Earth came from meteorites - not from the Earth's core.

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NXwkN TIL the earliest source that stated December 25 as Christmas Day was based on the assumption that the conception of Jesus Christ took place at the Spring Equinox, or March 25, so his birth had to take place nine months after, on December 25.
nlxb TIL that Joycelyn Elders, the Surgeon General who was fired for suggesting the teaching of masturbation as a prevention of risky sexual activity in younger people also suggested that drug legalization would reduce crime.
bDma TIL All 5,000 miles of the US/Canada border is cleared for 20 feet so that no trees grow.
5XOQ TIL the term freelance dates back to 1820 describe a “free-lance,” indicating that the lance is not sworn to any lord’s services.
rRorx TIL about Taphephobia: the fear of being buried alive as a result of being incorrectly pronounced dead, and that before the era of modern medicine the fear was not entirely irrational and quite common.