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TIL Woody Harrelson’s dad was a hitman and died in prison while serving a life sentence for killing a Federal Judge.

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ADVZ4 TIL that instead of Santa, Catalonia has Tio de Nadal the shitting Christmas log. Traditionally, a family brings a log inside and the children “feed” it before Christmas. Then on Christmas Day they literally beat the shit out it, because if they fed it well enough it will shit out presents.
Vda4 TIL Cheese is the most stolen food in the world
5GPD TIL that “Anna Kournikova” is a hand in Poker that “looks better than it plays”.
BrXXy TIL up to 12 million letters and 1 million parcels a week were delivered to soldiers during World War I. There was no automation beyond a stamping machine to date and stamp letters. All sorting was done by hand and the mail was transported in sacks.
P15WZ TIL that the velociraptor was actually about the size of a turkey and weighed between 31 and 43 lbs (14 - 19.5kg).