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TIL Vikings were unusually fond of grooming and liked to bathe often. British women found that so fascinating and charming they couldn’t help but fall in love with them

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RYo1 TIL that in 1980 the movie crew of “Indiana Jones and the raiders of the lost ark” had to remove over 300 TV antennas from the Tunisian 1980 background of Kairouan to resemble the 1936 Cairo background until a man wearing blue jeans and a t-shirt strolls through the background just minutes later.
QJXK6 TIL there are over 40,000 unclaimed bodies in morgues across America. Families often don't show up and claim the bodies because they can't afford a funeral for them. They are later buried in mass graves.
Lk4dm TIL that in 2005, the London Underground started playing orchestral soundtracks in 65 tube stations as part of a scheme to deter anti-social behavior. As a result, a 33 percent decline in robberies, a 25 percent decline in staff verbal assaults, and a 37 percent decrease in vandalism was observed.
GY5Q7 TIL The original formulation of Coca Cola sold to the public had significant amounts of cocaine in it.
aoEL TIL a man once jumped into alligator infested waters, screamed “F*ck you alligators” and was subsequently eaten alive