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TIL that Native Americans successfully fought off a Viking raiding party of 50 warriors after they landed in New Foundland, 985 AD

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nW8lP TIL Mike Tyson originally wanted his face tattoo to depict hearts, but his tattooist refused to do it.
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WRe8 TIL that over 200 stolen German cars have been found in the possession of friends and family of the President of Tajikistan. Tajik officials refuse to address this fact.
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v1DDj TIL about the Cassandra, a Greek mythology character, who could accurately predict the future but was cursed so that no one would believe her.