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TIL that “witch windows”, or diagonal windows, exist almost exclusively in Vermont. The name comes from the superstition that witches cannot fly their broomsticks through slanted windows.

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aX5N TIL that many of the “witches” in the infamous Salem witch trials are now believed to have had Huntington’s disease and their symptoms were mistaken for possession by the devil.
W87X TIL there’s a philosophical razor called “Newton’s Flaming Laser Sword,” which states that what cannot be settled by experiment is not worth debating. It is said to be “much sharper and more dangerous than Occam’s Razor”
x6kZD TIL Limp Bizkit was the last band to play atop the World Trade Center. September 2000.
VOmm TIL Russia and Pakistan are connected by the longest ocean going straight line in the world. You can travel the 20,000 mile journey without turning.
aEXM TIL that comedian and magician The Amazing Johnathan has been diagnosed with a terminal heart condition and most likely has less than a year to live.