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TIL in The Fellowship of the Ring, Vigo Mortensen really deflected an oncoming dagger thrown a little too accurately

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R7jk9 TIL the last name 'Fart' is the 2,921,133rd most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 169,468,245 people. The last name Fart occurs predominantly in Asia, where 47 percent of 'Farts' live; 44 percent live in West Asia and 44 percent live in Levant.
NLGM TIL that until recently, most perfumes contained a preservative called “ambergris,” which is hardened sperm whale vomit. Terrible smelling chunks of ambergris can be found lying on beaches, and are worth tens of thousands of dollars per pound.
MBdA TIL “Black Wall Street”, the most affluent black neighbourhood in the early 20th century, was nearly wiped out by white residents massacring the black population in 1921
0w6x5 TIL, in 2006, similar to his character in the film "Lost in Translation", actor Bill Murray met a young blonde foreign student while drinking at a bar and joined a late-night party with her. He even helped wash the dishes there.
emjn TIL there’s a skyscraper in Japan that has a highway passing through its fifth, sixth and seventh floors.