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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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dWZd TIL Sesame Street in Nigeria has a version of Cookie Monster named Zobi the Yam Monster. Since not many Nigerian children have access to cookies, the producers decided to give Zobi an insatiable craving for one of the country’s staple foods. He often shouts out, “Me eat yam!”
lXg5 TIL that Gary Oldman once lost his British accent due to all of his hard preparations for his different roles. He went to a speech therapist to help gain it back.
oBDAA TIL of Nathaniel Gordon, the only person in the United States to be executed for attempting to sell human beings. Abraham Lincoln refused to commute Gordon’s sentence, despite thousands of people petitioning him for clemency.
0d4op TIL that invasive ants can destroy entire ecosystems, specially ones that have symbiotic relationships between trees and ants. The invasive species of ants can kill off the native ones, and the plants are left to fend for themselves -- leading to the destruction of an entire ecosystem.
VME6G A recurring solar event called a grand minimum could 'cool' the sun for about 50 years.