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TIL Ninjas didn't wear black masks. The mask associated with ninjas is actually an amalgamation of how a thief dressed in Japan. Ninjas also didn't use shuriken (throwing stars), these were used by Samurai swordsmen

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x66Mw TIL that The Mackinac Bridge is perhaps the most famous bridge in Michigan. At 5 miles long, it is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world and offers amazing views of the surrounding area. It connects the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan.
mxyAO TIL A tabby is any domestic cat with a distinctive 'M' shaped marking on its forehead. "Tabby" is not a breed of cat but a coat type seen in almost all genetic lines of domestic cats. Tabby originally referred to "striped silk taffeta" from the French word tabis, meaning "a rich watered silk."
0dE7N TIL about the “Boy in the Box” mystery, where a young boy’s body was found in 1957 in Philadelphia, and despite numerous leads, the identity of both the boy and his killer remained unknown for over 60 years. The child was discovered wrapped in a blanket inside a cardboard box, but no missing persons
D1Akg TIL the first can opener was patented 160 years ago, on January 5, 1858, fifty years after the can was invented. Prior to its invention, people used hammers and chisels to open cans.
MeONV TIL that Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister) and Jerome Flynn (Bronn) used to be in a relationship, which ended so terribly that they refuse to be in the same room. Consequentially, Cersei and Bronn have actually never been in a single scene together in Game of Thrones.