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TIL: Nearly 150 babies were named Khaleesi in 2012.

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kOEb1 TIL: Friday 13th Superstition has its origins in a Norse myth about 12 gods having a dinner party at Valhalla. The uninvited 13th guest, the mischievous god Loki arranged for Hoder, the blind god of darkness, to shoot Balder the Beautiful, the god of joy and gladness, with a mistletoe-tipped arrow
gMBg4 TIL that Parmesan cheese is not vegetarian due to the inclusion of animal rennet, an enzyme extracted from calves’ stomachs which used to set the cheese
QJJNa TIL that society collapsed on Easter Island largely due to deforestation. One of the main reasons for this was that the trees were logged to move the giant Moai figures into position.
WpN8 TIL that Giant Squid was Found on Shore of Beach in Spain which Weighed 400 Pounds and Measured 30 Feet Long
oRo8A TIL about Bishnu Shrestha, a Nepalese-Ghurka soldier who went up against 30+ train robbers after they tried SAing an 18yo near him. He refused money offered by her family, saying "Fighting the enemy in battle is my duty as a soldier. Taking on the thugs on the train was my duty as a human being".