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TIL The National Geographic paid Jeff Goldblum to walk around and be professionally fascinated by things

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J1QZm TIL European food used to be spicy like Indian food
x6aXD TIL that on 15th August 1939, two weeks before the outbreak of Ww2, the luftwaffe lost 13 Ju-87 Stuka in a minute. The incident is know as "Nuehammer Stuka Disaster".
1oEO TIL gloves which can translate sign language into speech are being developed
rlj0 TIL that the inverted cross used by satanist and anti-religion groups is actually a Christian Symbol called Cross of St. Peter that is used to symbolize humility and unworthiness compared to Jesus.
awaZA TIL after an obese umpire died during a game, Major League Baseball decided to enforce weight limits. In 1999 under this policy, umpire Eric Gregg was fined $5,000 for exceeding 300lbs.