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TIL that there is a card game in which asking about or explaining the rules is against the rules: “New players are expected to join a game and deduce the rules of play by observation, trial and error.”

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QmbL TIL the first stapler was made in the 18th century for King Lioux XV and each staple was inscribed with the insignia of the royal court.
mBZp TIL author Christopher Hitchens was called to the Vatican to give evidence against Mother Teresa’s beatification. He said, “It was by talking to her that I discovered, and she assured me, that she wasn’t working to alleviate poverty. She was working to expand the number of Catholics.”
P8BO TIL Salmon are pink because of their primarily crustacean diet
neBbB TIL from the 1930’s to the 50’s, film studios used pure white asbestos fibers to replicate the look of snow. It was used in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and the famous snow scene at the end of Bing Crosby’s ‘White Christmas.’ Brands of asbestos fake snow included ‘White Magic’ ‘Snow Drift’ and ‘Pure White.’
E16dW TIL that comedian Ryan Stiles from Whose Line is it Anyway? has been a frequent fund raiser for children with burn injuries, raising over $500,000 for the Burned Children Recovery Center since 2009, helping the foundation to recover from the economy crash of 2008.