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TIL that in 1659 the Massachusetts Bay Colony imposed a penalty for observing Christmas due to its pagan origins, calling it a “great dishonnor of God and offence of others.”

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d8n8E TIL that the first full size radio-operated military drone was developed in 1935 in the form of the de Havilland DH-82B Queen Bee. Originally developed by the Royal Navy for target practice, it could take off and land without human operation and more than 400 were constructed.
GYnKQ TIL that there is a pink kryptonite that made Superman gay for an issue of Supergirl in 2003
RoeQ TIL the Fahrenheit system was designed with the freezing point of brine as 0 degrees, 32 degrees as the freezing point of water, and 96 degrees as the temperature of the human body. The difference between 32 and 96 was useful for instrumentation at the time (64 can be bisected 6 times).
OJW4 TIL Rapper T.I. Has not once, but twice talked suicidal people off the ledge
YpwMZ TIL a schoolboy allergic to cheese died after a student threw a piece of cheese at him.