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TIL Skyrim NPCs never say "must have been the wind", it's a mandela effect, the phrase is from Oblivion, but everyone uses it as a skyrim reference

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b67R4 TIL that the peace sign originated from a combination of flag signals for the letters N and D, standing for "Nuclear Disarment"
BrBRL TIL of Konstantinos Koukidis, the Greek sentry on duty when the German Army reached the ancient Acropolis during their 1941 invasion. He was ordered to lower the Greek flag and raise the Nazi one but instead he lowered the Greek flag, wrapped himself in it, and jumped to his death from the rock.
d5mj TIL that there were two New York brothers who were severe hoarders through the 1940s. One of them took care of the disabled other. The healthy brother set up booby traps all around the house to keep outsiders away, which led to the accidental death of both of them.
aw0VN TIL the USSR changed to a six day week to force Christians to work on Sunday and made Christmas a national day of work
16xPO TIL when a cat purrs, it can mean more than just contentment. Cats also purr when they are frightened, in pain, or even when they are expiring. It's considered a self-soothing, and self-healing mechanism, as their 25-150Hz frequency purr vibration can improve bone and soft tissue regeneration.