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TIL that Uppercase X is ASCII code for 88

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jNymQ TIL That there are around 1000 people in Scandanavia/Denmark that follow the old Norse belief system, worshiping the gods Odin, Thor, Njörd, Freya, etc. and the giants as well as their ancestors. This religious revival is referred as "Asatro" and meet for ceremonies related to the changing seasons.
E1Kmx TIL Werner Herzog once jumped into a cactus, to cheer up an actor who was accidentally run over and set on fire while working on his film
b9aa TIL that while being ‘grilled’ to death, Saint Lawrence of Rome said, “Flip me over, I’m done on this side.”
EyLx TIL America’s poverty line was designed with the thought that every American household had a housewife who was a skilled cook, and has only ever been adjusted for inflation.
PGxL TIL that the creator of Legos made a policy of no military sets because he didn’t want war to seem like child’s play.