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TIL Unisex names are illegal in Iceland

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awV4N TIL a "magnitude 10 [earthquake] or larger cannot happen." Why? "The magnitude of an earthquake is related to the length of the fault on which it occurs. . . . No fault long enough to generate a magnitude 10 earthquake is known to exist, and if it did, it would extend around most of the planet."
vPka7 TIL that in 1946-1947 a British ski champion stole & vandalized over 3000 butterfly specimens from Australian museums, and they're still trying to sort out the damage
oBWpE TIL Unicorns really did exist at one point dating back to around 29,000 years ago
4vw5 TIL in Europe,Netflix monitors illegal downloading sites like BitTorrent, to see which shows are illegally downloaded the most, then purchase that show to offer on their market.
VMXLZ TIL of the Welsh Christmas tradition, Mari Lwyd, in which a skeletal horse mounted on a pole visits your door singing poetry. You are then compelled to engage in a battle of rhymes and must best it or else you’ll have to let it inside and give it food.