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TIL Tolkien didn’t write the Elvish languages to fit into the Lord of the Rings, but wrote the Lord of the Rings as a history for his over 15 different languages

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BraDb TIL weasles are theorized to hypnotize their prey by doing a strange 'war dance'
1a6bd TIL: fear of food touching another food is called brumotactillophobia
Wd99 TIL there exist people who can locate objects through echolocation, making it possible for blind people to ride bicycles through traffic.
D1b1r TIL 2 brothers were filming a documentary about a probationary New York Fire Fighter in 2001. They went on a routine call to check for a gas leak on 9/11 and ended up being the only camera to film the first crash. They followed the FDNY into the Twin Towers and survived.
BEWW TIL there is a gospel according to Mary Magdalene, that is not included in the Bible