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TIL about The Battle of Stamford bridge. Where a lone Viking warrior attempted to hold off an army of nearly 15,000 men. The unnamed viking was able to take down 40 men before falling.

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6EWQ8 TIL about Gilberto Baschiera, an Italian banker heralded a as modern-day Robin Hood. Over a period of 7 years, he secretly diverted 1 million euros from wealthy clients to poorer clients so they could qualify for loans. He did not profit from the scheme and avoided jail in 2018 after a plea bargain.
dDB TIL that to make The Book of Mormon sound more biblical, Joseph Smith used the phrase “And it came to pass” 1,424 times. More than 20% of the verses in The Book of Mormon begin with it.
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