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TIL, we kiss under mistletoe to honour Balder, the Norse god, and brother of Thor.

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9YKl6 TIL that the US is actually a net exporter of oil and petroleum products.
VN5k TIL of the Tulsa race riot, where a group of white people burned down 35 city blocks which contained the wealthiest african-american community in the country, using aircraft to drop firebombs. 10,000 black people were made homeless.
78R5P TIL: King Charles III and the British Royal Family own 6.6 Billion Acres of land equivalent to one-sixth of the surface of the earth. Locations include London, rural Britain, and more than 90% of the land in Canada.
Y7bBG TIL that life expectancy un the US differs by as much as 20 years or more between counties, with the disparity between highest and lowest rising between 1980 and 2014
dDYd TIL that Viva La Bam star Don Vito is a convicted sex offender and is serving 10 years intensive supervised probation, for sexually assaulting two 12 year old girls.