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TIL “Gaylord” is another term for a large shipping box.

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Xyw6 TIL there’s a still a law stating that people in Chester, UK, can shoot a Welshman with a bow and arrow if they enter the city after midnight.
xV8nb TIL about H.H. Holmes, an American serial killer who built a hotel with hidden rooms and passageways to kill his victims.
OnE7 TIL that in the graveyard scene of Zoolander, Ben Stiller only asks “why male models?” a second time because he forgot his next line. Duchovny’s line, “are you kidding? I just told you like a minute ago!” was improvised!
7Lkp TIL that for the first time in 1,000 years, a pagan temple dedicated to both Thor and Odin, will be built in Iceland.
aokb TIL; that Silphium is a type of extinct herb which according to the Romans, was used as an abortive abortifacient similar to the pill. After its extinction is became a symbol of love, some speculate it evolved into the heart symbol.