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TIL David Burtka the actor of Scooter in HIMYM is acutally the husband of Neil Patrick Harris who plays Barney in said series

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e08ED TIL that the largest battle of WW2 was known as the Rzhev Meat Grinder (Ржевская мясорубка), led to about 3 million casualties, but has been largely forgotten as it was inconclusive for both sides and overshadowed by Stalingrad.
GYMo7 TIL that ancient Egyptians believed in afterlife as the dead's heart was weighted against the feather of Maat, If the dead's heart balanced with the feather of Maat, they would be admitted to heavenly paradise, if their heart was heavier than the feather their souls would be permanently destroyed.
W71JN TIL while there are popular theories, no one really knows why earthworms come out of the ground when it rains. Originally thought that they rise because they can drown, this has been debunked as earthworms can survive in water for over 2 weeks. The #1 theory now is that they ascend to mate and feed.
kO5kW TIL Porn actor James Deen was accused of sexual misconduct by Stoya and other porn actresses Joanna Angel, Tori Lux, Ashley Fires, Kora Peters, Nicki Blur, Lily LaBeau and Bree Olson. As a result several porn companies severed all ties with Deen. He has then been called the "Bill Cosby of porn".
loNZB TIL Swedish Painter Hilma Af Klint is considered to have invented abstract painting and was supposedly led to do so by a group of spirits called the "High Masters" that she contacted at séances. She left instructions that her work can only be displayed 20 years after her death at a special temple.