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TIL of Miyamoto Musashi, a Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer and rōnin. Musashi, as he was often simply known, became renowned through stories of his unique double-bladed swordsmanship and undefeated record in his 61 duels. He is considered the Kensei, sword-saint of Japan.

78nML TIL in 1977 Indian painter, PK Mahanandia, sold his belongings and cycled 4,000 miles from India to Sweden to visit his love, Charlotte von Schedvin, because he couldn't afford a plane ticket. They're now married and have 2 children
mpwP TIL that during renovations in the 1990s, Paisley Abbey in Scotland replaced 12 of its gargoyles. One of them was purposely shaped like a xenomorph from the movie Alien.
kOkbe TIL the runway of the Gibraltar International Airport is intersected with the main road heading towards Spain, called Winston Churchill Avenue, which has to be closed every time a plane lands or departs.
wmOE TIL that playing action video games trains people to make the right decisions faster without loss of accuracy. Video game players develop a heightened sensitivity to what is going on around them, which helps with multitasking, driving, keeping track of friends in a crowd, and navigating around town.
a8wrJ TIL the inspiration for 'Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde' may have been French teacher Eugene Chantrelle, who was executed for the murder of his wife in May 1878. Chantrelle was believed to have poisoned others as well at dinner parties with a toasted cheese & opium.