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TIL that the Vikings were seducing European women at such an alarming rate that Christian scholars even complained about their clean ways from regular baths and combed beards: the church even outlawed public bathing.

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BgNbx TIL that a sample of the wood and fabric from the Wright Flyer was carried to the surface of the Moon by the crew of Apollo 11. It commemorated the first flight, which happened only 66 years earlier.
PL1G TIL there was a woman named Edith Macefeild who would not sell her house to make way for a commercial development project in Seattle. When she died, she willed the house to the leader of the construction project “in gratitude for the friendship he had shown her during the construction.”
ajW9 TIL that 80% of the close door buttons on elevators aren’t even hooked up.
l7RVa TIL Boeing started the 7XX aircraft series post WW2 for those with then-new jet engines, following the 300/400 (propeller), 500 (turbine), and 600 (rocket) series. The 7 at the end was added by... Marketing.
Brkrr TIL Nasa hasn't built any spacesuits since 1974. They've been reusing the same suits for 50 years, and currently only have 4 in operation.