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NXvXP TIL about the Argument from incomplete devastation. The argument is a form of argument from observed miracles. Plane crashes, 200 died, 1 survived, there is a God.
P17mw TIL that the musician behind "Dame Tu Casita" (The Dancing Alien Meme) was also behind "Chacarron Macarron" (used in r****ded running horse)
EJZV TIL: North Korean archaeologists announced to the world in 2012 they “discovered” lair of the UNICORN ridden by legendary King Tongmyung 2000 years ago.
5YZLr TIL: The Guinness book of records was invented by the Guinness beer folks. They figured a book of verifiable facts would help stop bar arguments.
yQn7w TIL That Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was actually quite pro-American and wrote a letter in 1896 advocating for a formal US-UK alliance.