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TIL that Tom Cruise is the first actor to legally touch the Hollywood sign

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QJBo9 TIL Alexander the Great Killed His Friend in a Drunken Rage by Throwing a Javelin Threw His Chest During an Argument
pjXN TIL Michael Phelps was once ranked No. 2 in his age class as a youth swimmer. The No. 1 swimmer was current NBA player Kris Humphries.
oRyeY TIL American Express created the Black Card (Centurion card) amid rumors and urban legends in the 1980s that it produced an ultra-exclusive black card. Meaning rumors about the card came before the card actually existed.
KOLna TIL that the 'Swastika' was a symbol of well-being and harmony used by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains until of course anti-Semitic nationalist groups (P.S. Nazis) decided to culturally appropriated it to an Aryan symbol to boost a sense of ancient lineage for the Germanic people.
e0Rkn TIL that in Norse mythology at the end of the world (Ragnarok) the gods--Odin, Thor, Loki and the others--as well as all humans, will die. Evil triumphs over good, and the world will be engulfed in water.