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TIL New evidence suggests that crusaders rode horses that were the size of modern ponies.

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0wl0L TIL that since 2006, Antarctic research stations representing countries all over the world have participated in their own film festival. Each station has 48 hours to produce a 5-minute film that includes 5 different elements: a sound, an object, a quote, a celebrity, and an action.
kObdd TiL about the "World Passport" scam which has been running since 1954 and is still running today.
neNnP TIL Saburō Sakai, a Japanese WWII fighter ace, was shot through his goggle by a turret gunner. The 7.62 mm bullet passed through his brain, blinding one eye and paralyzing one side of his body. Despite this, he landed his plane and returned to battle a year later.
ADaNl TIL Seinfeld ended the last episode with the same bit as the beginning of the pilot episode.
4lw TIL Anthropologie sells rocks with handles for $3,000