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TIL A team from Norway and other Scandinavian countries made a viking ship from scratch using viking technology and sailed to North America to prove that the Vikings could do it, and they did!

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nWX7W TIL about Saint Fiacre of Breuil, the Patron Saint of Gardeners, whose reputed aversion to women is believed to be the reason that he is the Patron Saint of STIs. He is also the Patron Saint of Hemorrhoids, Florists, Taxi Cab Drivers & Ploughboys.
XE1Qj TIL there's a Batman miniseries called "White Knight" which reverses the roles of Batman and the Joker. The comic takes place in world where Joker has been rehabilitated and now has to save Gotham City from the Batman.
j6V4n TIL Humans consume the equivalent of a credit card worth of plastic every week: Report
9wLlD TIL Kallanai Dam is The Oldest Dam in the World Still in Use
loQQV TIL that on a basic 3X3X3 rubix cube, there 43 QUINTILLION possible combinations.