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TIL that Hey Arnold originally started out as a series claymation shorts on Sesame Street

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J1waj TIL A riot involving firefighters and clowns at a whorehouse led to the formation of the modern police force in Toronto in 1885. It is known as the Toronto Circus Riot of 1885.
EgW0o TIL the typical Japanese dish "tempura" comes from Portugal. The name comes from Latin "tempora", meaning "times" or "time period", referring to fasting times when Cathloics avoided eating meat and ate fish or vegetables instead
WkP6d TIL St. Nicholas (aka Santa Claus) is the patron saint of prostitutes
X0mPj TIL a 2018 study concluded the mortality risk for characters in Game of Thrones was high after finding that more than half of the important characters died (186/330 - 56.4%) by the end of Season 7. The chances of a character dying within the first hour that they appear was about 14%.
b69dj TIL about the Danger Triangle of The Face, measured from the edges of the mouth to the bridge of the nose. It is possible, however unlikey, for infections to spread from the nasal area to the brain through the blood supply to this zone.