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TIL of La Bougie du Sapeur. A French satirical newspaper that is only published 29th February. It has been published since 1980 and there have been a total of 12 issues to date

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BgV7W TIL of Pancho Claus, a “Tex-Mex” cousin of Santa Claus, that gives out toys to kids in Hispanic neighborhoods out of his low rider.
yQ4dV TIL Einstein's last paper on quantum physics before departing from the field argued that it's an "incomplete" solution to a fundamental problem, with him writing that God "does not play dice." Ironically, the paper was highly influential and paved the way for decades of progress in quantum physics.
4Xxlg TIL there is a Jeff Goldblum day every July 13th in Pittsburgh
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