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TIL Some restaurants in China lace their food with opiates to keep customers coming back

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7bZp TIL Ivar the Boneless killed a rival Viking leader by snapping his ribs at his spine and pulling them out so they resembled wings, then wrenching the victim’s lungs out through the gaping cavity in his back. This particular method of execution became known as the Blood Eagle.
5VMWk TIL Ferdinand Verbiest created the first vehicle which moved under its own power in 1672 as an amusement for the Chinese Emperor Kangxi. The steam vehicle was 2 ft in length and built like a five-wheeled cart-like trolley
jK9p TIL that Pee-wee Herman began as a raunchy nightclub act/HBO special, before toning it down for children’s television
7rpXb TIL: In Norse mythology, Thor once dressed as a bride and was presented to the giant thrym with loki as his bridesmaid. Thrym got a bit suspicious When Thor ate an entire ox, eight salmon, and many barrels of mead.
xVyj7 TIL Jesus exists in the DC comics universe. His list of abilities is just: carpentry.