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TIL Jingle Bells is actually a thanksgiving song!

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Kn6Q TIL human brains store a pet dog’s name in the same place as family members’ names, but not a cat’s name
PYPxJ TIL that former Prime Minister of Norway Jens Stoltenberg once went incognito as a taxi-driver in Oslo because he wanted to "hear from real Norwegian voters and that taxis were one of the few places where people shared their true views."
VaLm TIL of the Golden Arches Theory which states that no two countries that both had McDonald’s had fought a war against each other since each got its McDonald’s.
wVaY TIL Keanu Reeves gave away $50mil of his profits from the Matrix series, giving $1.75mil to each special-effects and costume designer responsible for the films. He’s channeled millions into his sister’s leukemia battle, taken 90% paycuts on films, and doesn’t own a mansion.
kJLV1 TIL although the Walther PPK is more known for being the gun James Bond uses ("Ian Fleming's choice of Bond's weapon directly influenced the popularity and notoriety of the PPK"), it was also the same gun that Hitler used to commit suicde