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TIL that people think of Vikings as big brutes but most were small because of malnutrition and when they would attack they would use their speed not their strength.

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D1EBP TIL that John Paul Jones, the “Father of the American Navy”, a legendary admiral after whom warships were named, was born simply “John Paul”. He added “Jones” when he joined the U.S. Navy because he was a criminal fugitive from England.
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neLjG TIL men with high levels of testosterone tend to father more female children while men with lower levels (which are balanced out by estrogen) tend to father more male children.
QNxRe TIL British army tanks have a pair of eyes painted on them. A Chinese businessman insisted on this when he gave money for a tank during WW1. He said; "No got eyes, how can see? No can see, how can save? No can save, how can chop chop?" The 'Chinese Eye' is now a long standing tradition.
8G0a TIL through years of natural selection due to epidemics in Europe, a percentage of people of European decent carry the gene CCR5. Of that population, some have a CCR5-32 Delta mutation which makes them immune to HIV.