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TIL Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of prostitutes.

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RoE6 TIL that the ‘Fairy Bridge’, the largest natural bridge on Earth, was virtually unknown to the rest of the world until it was observed on Google maps in 2009.
wLDj8 TIL about the facekini, a mask for people to wear at the beach to protect from sunburn.
nepAW TIL that snails can be left handed, where their shells are coiled counter-clockwise, and they can only mate with other left handed snails due to their genitals also being on the opposite side.
b9Rvj TIL the Crying Indian in the Keep America Beautiful ad was really an Italian guy named Espera "Oscar" de Conti. He moved to Hollywood, changed his name to Iron Eyes Cody and had a 60-year career as an Indian. Even after being found out he still claimed to be Cherokee and Cree, not Sicilian.
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