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TIL Russia was founded, raised and ruled til 17th century by Vikings.

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5VapR TIL actor Kurt Russell played 3 plus seasons in minor league baseball and hit .292
e06jJ TIL Sesame Street was one banned for nearly a month in Mississippi during the early 70s due to its black and hispanic cast members
Ylb7 TIL that in the movie Lord of War, The production team rented 3000 REAL SA Vz. 58 rifles to stand in for AK 47s because they were cheaper than prop guns.
aX4Z TIL that the first documented fire tornado occurred in Canberra, Australia in 2003. As opposed to a fire whirl (fire sucked up into the air), a fire tornado is a literal tornado made of fire.
OKka TIL a homeless woman secretly lived in a Japanese man’s closet for a year without his knowledge. He began to suspect someone was eating his food and finally set up security cameras in his house.