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TIL Nicolas Cage once searched England and the United States looking for the Holy Grail.

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vYjD TIL that the number 17 (XVII) was deemed ‘unlucky’ by the Romans and Italians because the Roman numeral was an anagram for VIXI, meaning 'I lived,’ a reference to one’s own death. Thus, Italian buildings do not have a 17th floor and so forth.
Ool96 TIL: Cattle Rustling is still a big issue in the West
XYEE TIL the largest Chinese community in Europe is found in the Tuscan city of Prato. Prato’s Chinese community consists of an estimated 20,000 legal and 30,000 illegal migrants, many working in sweatshops that provide affordable “Made in Italy” textiles for China’s emerging middle class.
VM5BQ TIL that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time slowed down production of The Powerpuff Girls because crew members played the game too much
dDKaK TIL that Napoleon married his second wife by proxy and met her for the first time two weeks later. Upon meeting she remarked "you are much better-looking than your portrait."