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TIL that the creators and writers of John Constantine have reported seeing him in real life. Alan Moore even claimed that Constantine told him "I'll tell you the ultimate secret of magic. Any c*nt could do it."

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Oo6b6 TIL Costco purposefully designed their store without signs to force people to wander through all the aisles and find things to buy.
Qyr6 TIL the famous Bloop sound, once thought to come from an unknown marine animal, was recently attributed by NOAA to icebergs cracking.
dw7j TIL that during the Civil War, JP Morgan founder bought five thousand rifles for $3.50 each from an army arsenal, and sold them to a general in the field for $22 each
96EG TIL in 1993 a Scotsman was asked to confirm to the court that he was the person summoned. He replied “aye”, but was then told he had to answer yes or no. He replied “aye” again and was imprisoned for 90 minutes for contempt of court. On his release he said “I genuinely thought I was answering him”.
KOvvJ TIL that Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago with a population of 3 000, is the only visa-free zone in the world meaning that anybody may live and work there indefinitely regardless of country of citizenship.