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TIL that the national animal of Scotland is the unicorn

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DyeD TIL In 2013, Russian artist and activist Petr Pavlensky sat down naked in Red Square and pounded a nail through his scrotum and into the cobblestone street. He called it a “metaphor of apathy, political indifference, and fatalism of Russian society.”
rNWoy TIL Enthusiasm was originally used to refer to someone possessed by God and Socrates taught that the inspiration of poets was a form of enthusiasm
rRo7w TIL There's a mountain in Australia named Mt. Disappointment because the explorers were unimpressed with the view at the top.
e0Yrk TIL despite earning millions as an actor, Mickey Rooney declared bankruptcy several times, having gambled away his fortune. Towards the end of his life, he entrusted his finances to his stepson, who funneled Rooney's earnings to pay for his own lavish lifestyle. He died with an estate of $18,000.
WG4d TIL after working on the US bid for the 1986 World Cup, Henry Kissinger was quoted as saying “The politics of FIFA, they make me nostalgic for the Middle East”.