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TIL Only one complete Viking helmet that has ever been discovered: the Gjermundbu helmet. It does not have wings or horns.

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8amQZ TIL billiards can refer to any kind of tabletop game played with a cue stick and cue ball, while pool largely means a game with pockets
X4kD TIL The Empire State Building’s spire was originally meant as a dirigible docking station.
pRe4 TIL at a launch site in South Dakota, the entrance to the underground missile launch control center is sealed by a blast-proof door painted like a Domino’s Pizza logo, and hand-lettered text on the door reads “World-wide delivery in 30 minutes or less, or your next one is free”.
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