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

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16ZnP TIL Bram stoker's notes for Dracula contain little research into Vlad the Impaler. Much of the modern relation to Vlad the Impaler rely on Raymond McNally's 1972 book, In Search of Dracula. Dracula may have been more based on the repeatedly killed Abhartach of Irish folklore.
BrEVD TIL that the Soviet Union sent an unmanned spacecraft to the moon in an attempt to bring back lunar soil. It was in lunar orbit as Armstrong and Aldrin performed their famous spacewalk. It crashed on the lunar surface hours before the Apollo astronauts lifted off for their return to Earth.
wLdlJ TIL The Kreung Tribe of Cambodia builds love huts where teenaged girls can have sex with different men till they find ''Mr Right''.
M7Og7 TIL Petula Clark had a worldwide hit in 1967 with "This is my song". #1 in UK, Ireland, Australia, and #3 in the US and Canada. Words and music were written by Charlie Chaplin.
xVon7 TIL Seth Green almost ended up playing Jay (of Jay and Silent Bob) in Mallrats. The studio didn't want Jason Mews in the role and he was forced to audition for it. While Kevin Smith successfully fought off studio execs, Mews had to audition for the role alongside both Seth Green and Breckin Meyer.