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TIL that the Hollywood star Woody Harrelson is the son of a hitman (convicted of killing two, and suspected of more)

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Wrod TIL that in 1965 at age 90 and with no heirs Jeanne Calment sold her apartment to a lawyer on a contingency contract. The lawyer, aged 47, agreed to pay her a monthly sum of 2,500 francs until she died. She lived to 122, and he ended up paying her >$180,000; more than double the apartment’s value.
e0GM4 TIL our modern interpretation of Santa Claus with a red outfit and white beard is due in large part to holiday Coca-Cola ads that began in 1931.
E6xo TIL Cats “Headbutt” people because they make them feel safe, or they trust them.
j6LWn TIL about PoE, Power over Ethernet.
A4N4 TIL The town of Dull in Scotland has been twinned with the town of Boring, Oregon since 2012. In 2013 the town of Bland, Australia joined them in what has become known as the ‘Trinity of Tedium’.