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TIL The modern “Western” depiction of Santa Claus can be traced back to a 1931 Coca-Cola advertising campaign.

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E11ed Everything scientists know suggests that this little creature is immortal.
eYO6 TIL Jimi Hendrix was once invited to play with Cream alongside Eric Clapton. In the middle of the show, Clapton walked off stage. He was found in the back shaking angrily and smoking a cigarette. When asked what was wrong, he simply replied, “You never told me he was that fucking good.”
OoQog TIL In 1908, 80 million trees were knocked over by an explosion nobody can explain. Heat was felt over 40 miles away, as though your clothing was on fire. This was known as the “Tunguska Impact”.
wdpM TIL that the fifteen year old Steven Spielberg, dressed up ‘in a coat and tie’, sneaked onto the Universal Studios Lot and stuck his name up on the door of an abandoned office. He remained there without being caught for over three months, spending the time observing how the professionals made films.
MeVX0 TIL that Apatheism is the belief that if a god exists, or not, it does not matter, because the effect is the same. Therefore there is no point engaging in worship or even positing the question of existence of the god at all.