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TIL Cavalry (horses) and Calvary (site of crucifixion) are different word with distinct meanings

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awPxb TIL Crows don't forget a face — and they hold grudges. Not only that, they tell their family about it.
OGOGL TIL that photographer Carol Highsmith donated tens of thousands of her photos to the Library of Congress, making them free for public use. Getty Images later claimed copyright on many of these photos, then accused her of copyright infringement by using one of her own photos on her own site.
X0vwR TIL Ciabatta bread was only recently invented in 1982
JYgkk TIL that Chichen Itza was constructed so that on the spring and autumn equinox it creates the image of a snake slithering down the pyramid to honor the Mayan deity Kukulan, the Feathered Serpent.
16kk7 TIL that Everlast is the stage name of a solo artist, not a band, and be used to be in House of Pain.