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TIL there is currently a community of people living on top of a mountain in France. They believe that on December 21, aliens will emerge from the mountain to save them from the apocalypse.

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D1elJ TIL Canadians love to say 'I'm sorry' so much they had to make a law stipulating that an apology of any kind is not an admission of fault or liability
wxMo TIL that in 2013, a researcher at UW managed the first human to human brain interface through the Internet by wearing a cap and playing a video game. When he wanted to shoot a missile, he thought “fire” and another researcher across campus’s finger moved involuntarily and pressed the fire button.
D4vP TIL James A. Garfield could write in Greek and Latin at the same time, using both hands (one for each language)
4Xyga TIL UFC1 had no weight classes and just 3 rules - no biting, eye gouging, or groin shots. There was no time limit and the winner, Royce Gracie, had to fight 3 guys in the same day on November 12, 1993, to win.
eDG6 TIL Robert Metcalfe predicted in 1995 that the internet would collapse in 1996, and “eat his words” if it did not. In 1997, he blended a printed copy of that speech with liquid and drank the mixture.