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PY6wE TIL about the Wandering Jew, a character from Christian legend. He taunted Christ on his way to the cross and as punishment is forced to walk the earth until the Second Coming.
XpXD TIL that some massage parlors in China are staffed completely by blind people.
VyXG TIL When James Cameron was an unknown director and wanted to bring his idea to life, he regretfully sold the rights to The Terminator for $1 in 1980, and the agreement was to allow Cameron to direct it.
Z8NKG TIL that the average apple in the supermarket is over a year old. In a warehouse setting, they often sit at least 9 to 12 month, and one investigation showed that, on average, apples are 14 months old.
mxEAP TIL that in 1704, George Psalmanazar, who claimed to be from Taiwan, published a book in Britain about Taiwanese customs. As nothing was known about Taiwan in Europe at the time, his claims (such as that if a Taiwanese woman cheated on her husband, he could legally eat her) were widely believed.