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

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ram4 TIL El Duce, member of shock-rock band the Mentors, passed a polygraph test after telling sources Courtney Love offered him money to kill Kurt Cobain. Later, he claimed to know who committed the murder; he was found dead two days later. (More links inside)
78bWM TIL the African American exhibit at the 1900 Paris Exhibition, curated by W.E.B. DuBois & Thomas J. Calloway, featured 200 books by African Americans, collected by Daniel Murray. Murray's list was the Library of Congress' first bibliography of African American literature.. More in the comments....
nGaG TIL that RJ Mitte, Walt Jr on “Breaking Bad” has Cerebral Palsy in real life just like his character did on the show, except he doesn’t use crutches in real life. He also plays a disabled person on the show “Separated at Birth”, who is in a wheel chair.
OobN1 TIL Malawian albinos are murdered for their bones. Albino children are being hunted like animals in Malawi where their bones are sold in the belief the body parts bring wealth, happiness and good luck.
OJW4 TIL Rapper T.I. Has not once, but twice talked suicidal people off the ledge