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TIL that “The Elf on the Shelf” is criticized for teaching kids that it’s okay to be spied on, another tool of the surveillance state

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0wRMR TIL Hitler wanted to make Oxford the Capital of his new Kingdom, because he adored the architecture. This is also why Oxford wasn’t bombed.
78DwZ TIL Peter Pan was originally a 6 year old sociopath with a knack for killing.
vPNGL TIL the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami was so powerful that it increased Earth's rotation speed and shortened the length of the day by 2.68 microseconds
1aAb4 TIL keeping your bed unmade can be good for your health, as an unmade bed creates less moisture than a made one and bed bugs require a moist environment to thrive
awYM0 TIL that someone has placed a gnome garden at the bottom of Wast Water lake in England. It was removed by police after three divers died while searching for it, but it is rumored to have reappeared at a point deeper than police are allowed to dive.