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TIL that the Black Knight in Monty Python's Quest for the Holy Grail was inspired by two Roman wrestlers who were in a very intense and entangled fight. After one surrendered from pain of a broken rib an attendant picked up the winner, tapping him and saying "You won" to discover that he was dead.

X0EvR TIL that of the 24 Franklin Counties in the United States, Franklin County, Idaho, is the only one that is not named after Benjamin Franklin; it is named after Franklin D. Richards, an Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
OoNQ7 TIL Many 'strict herbivores' will eat animal matter on occasion. Typically this behaviour is opportunistic. Sometimes however, it is deliberate and likely motivated by a need for calcium
94XB TIL 4 Irish women barricaded themselves in their home in 2000 and starved themselves for weeks until death. In a letter found at the scene:“Our stomachs are devouring themselves … Please, please listen, none of us fore saw it could be this cruel and slow.”
Bg1rd TIL that in 1931 Albert Einstein sent a letter to Sigmund Freud titled "Why War?" to better understand the psychological causes of war. Freud responded that biological evolution, inherent power differences within groups, and the paradox of peace (times of peace allow empires to be built) cause war.
9xDX TIL - In Andorra the Police will loan a rifle to every able bodied man between 21 and 60 in case of emergency, but they suggest the men keep a rifle themselves.