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TIL Teddy Roosevelt had his family crest tattoed across his chest

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VMxbG TIL mathematician Milutin Milanković came up with what is now known as the Milanković theory of ice ages in part thanks to having a lot of free time. At the start of WW1 he was imprisoned in Budapest with the right to work for four years.
6L5Y TIL that basically none of the casinos we associate with Las Vegas are officially in the city of Las Vegas. They’re all located in an unincorporated town named Paradise.
wxZM TIL while writing Hot Fuzz Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright referred to the supermarket manager, Simon Skinner as being played by a “Timothy Dalton type” actor before thinking to ask Dalton himself to be in the film. To their surprise Dalton had loved Shaun of the Dead and signed on for the role.
lYXG TIL when the girl featured on the front cover of Vampire Weekend’s ‘Contra’ album artwork found out about the illegal use of her 26 year old photo, she sued the band. She found out when her daughter brought home a copy of the album one day.
kONGW TIL that the typical home in Japan actually depreciates over time, instead of gaining in value