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TIL Christmas wasn't an official holiday in the United States until 1870.

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p8kZO TIL that the Vikings were considered neat-freaks who seduced good Anglo-Saxon women by barbaric unfair practices like bathing once a week and combing their hair every day.
newbG TIL a man was killed by a Grizzly Bear in Yellowstone National Park in 2011. It was determined his running from the bear caused the attack, and it was a "one in 3 million occurrence." The bear was not put down until it was found near another fatal attack the next month.
R7d8a TIL actor Joseph Fiennes was familiar with one of the key filming locations for Best Picture movie Shakespeare In Love (1998) as it was his ancestral home, Broughton Castle. Joseph is the fourth cousin of Nathaniel Fiennes, 21st Baron Saye and Sele, who owns the property.
a8rKy TIL Autechre almost did the music for Metroid Prime
knA5 TIL that Miyamoto believed “donkey” meant “stupid” in English, and assumed the name Donkey Kong would convey the sense “stupid ape” to an American audience. When he suggested this name to Nintendo of America, he was laughed at, but the name stuck.