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TIL that Anthropodermic Bibliopegy is the practice of binding books in human skin. Klaatu Barada Nikto.

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p849N TIL That Afghan minister of defense chose a woodland camo for Afghan soldiers because he "liked what he saw". Jeopardizing the lives of many Afghan troops because their wrongly camouflaged. Note: Afghan is only 2.1% forests.
OxpY TIL of the Voynich Manuscript. A 240 page book written in an unknown language in the 15th century that is comprised of illustrations of plants that don’t exist, and astronomical charts that seem alien in nature.
Y7MPr TIL that IKEA is a non-profit organization
xvZg TIL that Thor’s hammer was intended to have a much longer handle and be wielded two-handed. While it was being forged, Loki interrupted the dwarf manning the bellows, resulting in the hammer’s defect.
7rJb7 TIL that The Monuments Men actually aimed to bring all German artwork back the United States, until the German people protested.