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TIL That up to 62% of Icelanders believe in Elves

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9wV5G TIL The Canadian Potato Museum on Prince Edward Island has the world's largest collection of potato related farming implements, features the World’s largest potato sculpture, and a restaurant that specializes in potato dishes
yVXGV Today I learned that around 18% of people with Down syndrome are on the autism spectrum.
8aYn8 TIL of Jack Parsons, an American rocket scientist and occultist follower of Aleister Crowley. He was defrauded of his life savings by his friend L. Ron Hubbard, worked for Howard Hughes, homebrewed his own absinthe, and died in a lab explosion a colleague claims while trying to create a homunculus.
NXm8E TIL in 2013 a kayaker was trapped by a crocodile on an Australian island for 2 weeks. Each time he attempted to leave in his 8-ft kayak, the croc (estimated to be more than twice that size) would chase him & block his exit. A local man rescued him after investigating a light coming from the island.
OV1a TIL Weird Al Yankovic asked Nirvana for permission to parody “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and their first question was’“Will it be about food?”.He explained that “Smells Like Nirvana” would be about how nobody could understand their singing, they agreed that it sounded funny and granted permission.