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TIL 1 in 10 Icelanders publish a book in their lifetime

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Z5VB TIL that William Wallace had a sword scabbard made from the skin of Hugh de Cressingham
p8VvN TIL author Fyodor Dostoevsky was sentenced to die, led in front of a firing squad, and about to be shot to death when at the last second he was pardoned by the Tsar of Russia.
xV69k TIL that there were coin operated vending machines in ancient greece
4Qxw TIL that the Vatican broadcast its public approval of Pokémon in April 2001, claiming that the game was based on “intense ties of friendship” and lacked “any harmful moral side effects.”
eGZJ TIL the character of “Phoebe” from Friends is based on the waitress Ursula from “Mad About You.” The producers liked Lisa Kudrow so much they made Phoebe a more humorous version of Ursula and decided they would be twins.