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TIL About the "Law of Jante," a Scandinavian cultural concept that discourages individual success and self-promotion, emphasizing collective equality and humility instead

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d8lmj TIL 30/31 of the first popes were murdered & while most of them were martyred, not all causes of their deaths are known.
44nN TIL In 1897, 6 Inuit were taken to the Museum of Natural Science to be studied. All but two died of disease. A boy who survived pleaded for his dead father to have a traditional burial, so the curators staged a fake burial to trick the boy. Years later, the boy found his fathers skeleton on display.
696BW TIL I learned early Alabamians really loved their 'cola'.
0MaR TIL Dr. Evil’s voice/mannerisms were Mike Myers’ impression of boss and SNL executive producer, Lorne Michaels.
Jd64 TIL that “Bizarre Foods” host Andrew Zimmern was once a homeless alcoholic and drug addict, who lived on the streets of NYC for a year. It got so bad that he sprinked a bottle of Comet Cleanser around the place so that he could sleep without the rats and roached bothering him.