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TIL that Tolkien himself considered Sam (Samwise Gamgee) the chief hero of “Lord of the Rings”.

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W7OB4 TIL that there is no hurricane that has ever crossed the equator
JY6Y1 TIL that the reason there isn’t a Category 6 storm is because there isn’t anything left to destroy after a Category 5.
lKmB TIL that carbon nanotubes were used in a Damascus steel sword from the 17th century. It is thought that the nanotubes along with nanowires give the legendary steel its strength.
Wkk78 TIL that in 2013, an Oregon man on meth fought off 15 cops while masturbating
5York TIL The Horn Effect is when individuals believe negative traits are connected to each other. e.g. an observer assuming a physically unattractive person is morally inferior to an attractive person. The inverse, believing an attractive person has superior morals, is the Halo Effect.