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TIL that a Marylin Monroe impersonator lives in the real Marylin Monroe's old house.

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GALLg TIL that while the country of El Salvador "The Savior" is named after Jesus (the name brought by Spanish conquistadors) the original name according to the indigenous Nahua Pipil people was Kuskatan. The name means "The Place of Precious Jewels."
1n9X TIL that a jury could completely choose to ignore the law or evidence presented to them and hand down their own verdict, regardless if the defendant is obviously guilty or not guilty.
9wQXB TIL There Is No Such Thing as a “Michelin-Starred Chef” Because Michelin Only Awards Stars to Restaurants and Not to Individual Chefs
6EY6w TIL About "Cargo Cults", which are religions that are formed from natives seeing bases being built in their areas during WW2, after the war ended and everything was abandoned, the natives would try and replicate the soldiers during ceremonies, such as by marching, and signaling planes to land
VXx0 TIL Virgins in Iran are married/raped before being executed because the Koran forbids the killing of virgins.