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TIL Nicolas Cage has his own pyramid where he is going to be buried after his death

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gMwk9 TIL about the Cod wars which were a series of confrontations between Iceland and the U.K. over fishing rights in the North Atlantic. There were three in total all of which ended in Icelandic victories.
b6v77 TIL: A painting of Bea Arthur Naked sold for $1.9m
06Kj TIL in 1998 the remains of six children and four adults were discovered hidden below the former home of Benjamin Franklin. According to The Times most of the bones appeared sawed or cut, and one skull had many holes drilled in it.
BrVly TIL that our palms and soles of feet cannot tan like the rest of our bodies regardless of how much sun they are exposed to. This due to a thick layer of dead skin that prevents UV rays from being exposed to the living cells
kO51d TIL that Saint Valentine is not only the patron saint of love, but also of beekeeping. This puts a different perspective of the common Valentine's Day phrase "Bee Mine".