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TIL that, over the course of their lifetime, 1 in 10 Icelanders will publish a book.

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R70Jw TIL: In the Viking period, Ulfberht swords were made of crucible (very pure) steel all the way from India. The exceptional quality of this steel made them so valuable that forgers faked the name Ulfberht on lower-quality swords, the equivalent of a fake designer logo.
koMe TIL Dan Aykroyd jokes that Slimer in “Ghostbusters” is the ghost of John Belushi
b9nrZ TIL the mayor of Nashville visited a survivor of the Antioch Waffle House Shooting, Sharita Henderson, and when asked if she needed anything, Ms. Henderson asked the mayor to fill the potholes on I-440.
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V84m TIL A simple laser procedure can turn brown eyes blue