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TIL that it took a month for Ernő Rubik to solve a wooden block prototype of the Rubik's Cube

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d8eyr TIL The Emperors of Eastern Rome's personal bodyguard was made up of Vikings (as well as other groups of Western European warriors), called the Varangian Guard
5YE78 TIL at the 2015 Rugby World Cup finals, a boy went on to the pitch to celebrate with the winners but was tackled by a steward. One of the New Zealand players intervened, returned the boy to his mother and then gave the boy his gold World Cup medal
yZXJ TIL the same voice actor portrayed Chief Quimby in Inspector Gadget, Mr. Wilson and Ruff in Dennis the Menace, Egon Spengler, Destro, Pepe Le Pew in Space Jam, The Brain, Salem in Sabrina, the Narrator in Johnny Bravo, Master Fung in Xiaolin Showdown, Morbo + Kif in Futurama, and the King in Frozen.
J1DAm Today I learned that the Scottish terrier is actually one of five terrier breeds that originated in Scotland. It is also known by the more specific name "Aberdeen terrier".
WkGVB TIL thanks to the U.S. version of the sitcom "The Office", Scranton, Pennsylvania has gone from a former coal city into a major tourist attraction, revitalizing its downtown area