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TIL the Louvre was originally built as a fortress in 1190 to protect Paris from the Vikings

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aGry TIL - That there was an experiment called the Three Christs of Ypsilanti, where three schizophrenics claiming to be Jesus were brought together to have their reactions documented. In the end, each came to the conclusion that the other two must have mental issues.
QX1e TIL, in 1949, India sent the Tokyo Zoo two elephants to cheer the spirits of the defeated Japanese empire.
VM9mp TIL the last duel in France took place in 1967 between Gaston Defferre and René Ribière, following an argument in the French National Assembly. Ribière demanded satisfaction by duel with swords after Defferre refused to apologise for yelling, "shut up, stupid!" Ribière lost the duel.
pMYQ TIL In order for NASA to have constant communication with the Skylab space station in the 70’s, 8 specially outfitted planes with satellites flew around around the Earth. Each plane would take turns transmitting data until it was out of reach.
1LyP TIL that on April 6th, 1926 a boy named Phillip McClean was killed when he and his brother came across a Cassowary bird on their property. They tried to kill it, but it kicked Philip in the neck, cutting him, and he bled to death. McClean is the only person to be killed by a Cassowary.