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TIL that despite its modern association with vampires, one of the key principles of gothic architecture is to allow in as much natural light as possible

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Zpwap TIL NBA Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor, the city of Elgin, North Dakota, and the town of Elgin, South Carolina, were all named after the Elgin National Watch Company, which itself was named for its factory location in Elgin, Illinois
b6DEQ TIL there’s a really good reason why we don’t see any 58 year old fighters in the world of legitimate professional boxing.
VBGLm TIL Chinese eunuchs, who had both the penis and testicles cut off with a knife at once to qualify as high-ranking civil servants. Eunuchs were considered 'pure', while those under ten were termed 'thoroughly pure'. This system lasted from 146 AD until 1924, and the last Imperial eunuch died in 1996.
8xPZ TIL of the 2003 Iranian film, Crimson Gold. The lead role of a suicidal, schizophrenic pizza delivery man was played by an actual paranoid schizophrenic pizza delivery man, who had never acted before. The film was banned in Iran for being “too dark”.
jNVNp TIL that the reason there are so many Thai restaurants in America, is that the Thai government has been training and exporting chefs, using a tactic known as "gastrodiplomacy"