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TIL that Vikings liked to be clean and sported “neat beards and reverse mullets”

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b9QNN TIL in 1862 a man was tried and executed for being a slave trader.
R7Pr6 TIL of the Piccirilli Brothers, who carved the Lincoln statue (DC), the NY Public Library lions, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (DC), the NY Stock Exchange, and the Washington Square Arch.
Z8M8R TIL McDonalds intentionally created exactly four different shapes for chicken nuggets. According to the company, “three would’ve been too few. Five would’ve been, like, wacky.”
mZgv TIL In 1814 (during the war of 1812) the White House was set ablaze by the British army, destroying the interior and charring much of the exterior. The house was declared to be in imminent danger of collapse
XEXkj TIL A California couple’s pet cat stole more than 600 items from neighbors, including gloves, towels, bubble wrap, a San Francisco Giants baseball cap, and even a bikini. The kleptomaniac kitty’s record was 11 items in 24 hours.