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TIL there are Seven Heavenly Virtues paired with the Seven Deadly Sins

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dEEZ TIL - In the late 1980s, Iraq began building the largest artillery piece in history, a gun that could have put satellites into Orbit, and conceivably hit any spot on the planet. However, the mysterious assassination of its Canadian designer, and the first Gulf War, ended the project
jP8N TIL that Michael Keaton was only onscreen for 7.5 minutes in the 92 minute movie Beetlejuice.
9YvZG TIL During the Battle of the Bulge, German troops who could speak English were air-dropped behind Allied lines while wearing American uniforms to cause confusion for the Allies
J1L7v TIL Jack Nicholson grew up believing his grandmother was his mother, and his birth mother, June, was his sister. He only discovered the truth when he was 37 years old. The secret was kept until a Time magazine reporter uncovered it while researching Nicholson's life story.
OGo14 TIL: Beauty Parlour Stroke Syndrome is an extremely rare phenomenon that describes a stroke caused by having your hair washed over a basin at a salon. It is thought to be the result of reduced blood flow to the brain caused by sustained distortion of the neck during the washing process.