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TIL that there is a Patron Saint of the Internet

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Nog1 TIL that the City of London Police are the reigning Olympic tug of war champions.
Kv74 TIL The Germans answer their phone by stating their surname. No “hello”. No “bueno”. No “moshi moshi”. Just [insert last name].
5YNVP TIL Thomas Edison tried to create the first-ever talking dolls. In 1890, thanks to the development of the wax cylinder, he was able to produce a line of baby dolls. With wooden bodies, porcelain heads, and miniature phonographs in their chests, the dolls were unlike any toy to exist at the time.
XVOr TIL that Penn Jillette paints one fingernail red in memory of his mother. She told him to get a manicure because people would be looking at his hands, so he painted his left fingernail red as a joke. He now always has it painted red in memory of her.
R5dl7 TIL in Taiwan, recipes are also free tickets for a lottery drawing held by the government every 2 months. The grand prize is NT$10 million (over 300,000 USD).