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TIL Unlike the Norse, Anglo-Saxons believed that Odin (Woden) was a mortal common ancestor, and English kings continued to claim to be descendants of Odin up to the 12th century.

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grVQL TIL the average American loses 408 days of their life commuting to and from work
REm9 TIL the goofy stereotypical “uniform” of french people (striped shirt, cap and red scarf) is inspired by the uniforms of “Apaches” violent gangs from Paris in the early 20th century who garroted their victims to rob them.
5VBJ8 TIL about a nun who, bored with monastic life and wanting “carnal” desires, faked her own death to escape, colluding with other nuns and creating a dummy of her that was buried. She was later found in a neighboring town living “indecently.” It’s unknown if she ever returned to the nunnery
0wmP5 TIL Marion stokes recorded tv news programs for over 35 years. With over 71,716 tapes filled with footage, she built the world’s largest independent archive.
BYOL TIL that octopuses usually have 8 arms and 0 tentacles because cephalopod “arms” have suckers along most of their length while tentacles only have suckers near the ends.