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TIL That JRR Tolkien’s tombstone engraving reads “Beren” and his wives’ reads “Lúthien”, in reference to the “Tale of Beren and Lúthien”. A love story between a man and and elf-maiden, set 6500 years prior to Lord of the Rings.

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XEo1D TIL the names of the states Kansas and Arkansas have the same root, the name of the Kansa tribe, thought to mean "people of the south wind". However the 'kansas' in the states' names are pronounced differently due to Kansas being an English derivation, and Arkansas being a French.
MepLW TIL that "Texas is a common law marriage state. Therefore, 2 willing parties (who are over 18, unmarried and aren’t related) are legally married if they publicly announce they’re married 3 times."
jNEEv TIL some trucks in North Korea are powered by burning charcoal because the price of oil is too high for most citizens.
rRelW TIL Ed O'Neill used to make birthday phone calls to fans of ‘Married With Children’ in character, and in true Al Bundy nature, he only called them collect.
j5ZE TIL snails can crawl over razorblades and other sharp surfaces without injury