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TIL: nazi symbol was stolen from asian cultures.

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BrY1y TIL about Nábrók, or "necropants." According to Icelandic witchcraft, these are pants made of human skin that produce an endless supply of money.
16ZoV TIL: A scientific paper examined data from Italian criminal records and found that the quality of Mafia accountants are some of the best in their professions and has detailed and meticulous financial statements. They and their firms also suffered no reputation loss for working with the Mafia.
KYDD6 TIL A $286K painting was discovered by an art historian because he was watching Stuart Little with his daughter & noticed it in the background of this scene. It had been purchased for cheap by a set designer who had no clue it was a world-famous painting believed to be lost since 1928.
6YjQ TIL that Judith Vaitukaitis developed the chemical technique for the first home pregnancy test after trying to use it to diagnose cancer
DQ01Y TIL Nick Cave, the musician, wrote a draft script for Gladiator 2 in which Maximus is resurrected for eternity; sent to kill Jesus Christ and his disciples; fights in the Crusades, World War II, and Vietnam; and works at the Pentagon in the present day. The script was rejected and scrapped.