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TIL at age 18, Bruce Lee was sent to live with his sister in the US because he had beaten up the son of an organized crime family; Lee's parents feared retaliation

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Ry1Q TIL that Doom was so popular in 1995 that it was installed on more PCs than Windows 95. Bill Gates briefly considered buying ID software, but settled for getting a team at Microsoft to port the game to Win95. The team was led by Gabe Newell.
lo4Qa TIL anti-communists wanted the story of Robin Hood removed from education because they considered 'stealing from the rich to give to the poor' as communism
b6lG7 TIL that Iceland was once covered in trees until the Vikings came and cut them down to make room for sheep
5Yl5r TIL we can't make up for a sleep deficit by sleeping longer another day
Lk879 TIL there is a messianic figure in Welsh legend known as "Y Mab Darogan" (meaning "Son of Destiny") who is prophesied to force the Anglo-Saxons out of Britain and reclaim the land for the celts. Many people have been said to hold the title, such as legendary figure King Arthur.