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TIL a wooden ladder has been leaning in the same place since at least the 1750s, and cannot be moved due to disagreements between six different sects of Christianity

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4kVoN 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.
PYOZn TIL that there are 11 active nuclear powered aircraft carriers in the world. One of them is French and the other ten are American
VMvwQ TIL that the Italian Alpini were the only army corps unbeaten in Russia during the Second World War, as stated by the Soviet Supreme Command on February 8th, 1943.
V1Dp TIL: There is a Scientology drug rehab program called “Narconon”. It uses saunas, vitamins, minerals and oils to tackle the effects of drug addiction but critics say it’s “medically unsafe” “quackery” & “medical fraud”
E1noo Planking for longer than 10 seconds is pointless, according to one professor.