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TIL about nábrók, or "necropants," wich is a pair of pants made from the skin of a dead man, believed to bring wealth and prosperity.

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XJwE TIL of the existence of the short-lived Florida-based nation State of Muskogee, which was founded in 1799 in an attempt to resist the expansion of the United States with the assistance of southeastern native tribes
8ZYb TIL NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley once tried to spit at a fan shouting racial slurs during a game, but his spit accidentally hit the little girl next to him instead. Barkley became friends with the girl and her family and gave them tickets to later games.
nWwBB TIL that Martha Stewart's adorable kittens, featured on her social media and commercials for Pretty Litter, are illegal under the laws of her home state, Connecticut
XEbVj TIL in 1970, dynamite was used in a failed attempt to disintegrate a whale carcass on the Oregon coast. After detonation, most of the carcass remained on the beach, and the remainder flew into cars and people near the beach.
m1LyM TIL Iggy Pop and David Bowie went to West Berlin to get clean