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TIL That NATO must treat any attack on an ally’s soil as if it were their own, unless it’s Hawaii.

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16bEO TIL that when St. Patrick was 16, he was captured by Irish pirates and sold as a slave in Ireland. He escaped after six years, attended seminary, and after becoming a priest, he chose to return to the land where he had been enslaved, eventually bringing Christianity to Ireland.
aw9JL TIL that crows can and do hold grudges. Researchers in a specific mask trapped 7 crows, resulting in the entire flock harassing anyone in this mask for years, even when disguised with a hat. This means the crows recognized the face and also communicated the grudge to crows who had not seen it.
0wW95 TIL that there is a demon found in Catholic lore that collects all the mispronounced words said by priests and puts them in a sack. That sack is later carried by the offending priests in hell.
MjE0 TIL the oldest known tattoos were discovered, using UV light, on a 5,000 year old mummy
orQ7 TIL Rhea Perlman moved in with Danny DeVito two weeks after meeting him in 1971, and they have been together ever since.