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TIL Erik the Red (Exiled from Iceland) named Greenland to make it sound more appealing and attract settlers to build a community.

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xVbE5 TIL of Alejandro Máynez, who attempted to kill a waitress named Ana Benavides, only to find out that she herself was a serial killer as well. Shortly after, she joined with Alejandro in serial murder.
78g0x TIL the first time that a sighting of orcas killing a great white shark in Australian waters was documented was by a group of 23 tourists while shark cage diving. The group watched as a pod of 4 adults and 2 calves would herd the shark to the surface and slam it until the hunt was completed.
loeD1 TIL Asclepius, the Greek God of Medicine, is the son of Coronis
a8PXb TIL that under the American Homestead Act of 1862, single women over 21 or any man over 21 could claim 160 acres of land by living on it for five years, building a home, making improvements, and paying a small fee. Married women were not allowed.
b9dMj TIL the world's most consumed liquor is Baijiu. 10.8 billion liters were sold in 2018, more than all whisky, gin, tequila, rum, and vodka combined. It is drunk mostly in China.