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TIL in 1998 more than half of Icelanders believed in elves.

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rAjd TIL An orangutan from a zoo reintroduced to the wild in Borneo began spear fishing after watching local fisherman
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x6rZD TIL that a Japanese artist paints with Microsoft Excel. Tatsuo Horiuchi prefers the spreadsheet to real canvas and paint, or drawing software, because it has "more functions and is easier to use".
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