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TIL Freddy Rumsen from Mad Men is Bill Murray’s little brother

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mZnp TIL that changing another country’s weather is considered a war crime under the Geneva Convention of 1976.
7r1Ax TIL Ukrainian Trident/Tryzyb was also the Coat of Arms of the Viking ruling dynasty of Kiev Rus 1,000 years ago, and it is believed to mean a symbol of the Holy Trinity
4Xdpg TIL: Portland Oregon's first bicycling boom ended starting in 1900 when a group of prostitutes began to ride them and solicit customers on their rides about town. Soon women riding bikes were assumed to be prostitutes and other women stopped riding.
BJrx TIL of a straight Christian man who spent a year of his life as a gay man, including coming out to his family, getting a job as a barista at a gay café and enlisting a friend to act as his boyfriend. The experience radically changed his view of religion and he now views homosexuality as acceptable.
46Zg TIL eight glasses of water a day is a myth, water intake is best determined by thirst, and caffeinated drinks can still hydrate you.