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TIL arXiv is pronounced "archive", not "ark sieve", because the X represents the Greek letter chi

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vP4mj TIL The plane crash in Breaking Bad mirrors the real-life 1986 Cerritos mid-air collision, and the junior air traffic controller involved was actually named Walter White.
VMkjm TIL the IKEA Catalogue has surpassed the Bible as the world's most printed book
pa9Q TIL that a Soviet underground nuclear test triggered an earthquake that measured 6.97 on the Richter scale and created a 2 km lake with the ensuing 80 million ton avalanche!
8NK8 TIL That when Germany beat England in a game of football ferry workers in Scotland let any car with German license plates go for free.
mxRVy TIL about Caodaism a Syncretic Religion with about 4.4 million adherents . Their Pantheon Includes Joan of Arc , William Shakespeare, Jesus ,Muhammed and Lenin (among others).