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TIL that Oxford University existed before the Aztec Empire was founded

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R7J59 TIL of Julian the Hospitaller. According to tradition, he was cursed to kill his parents and so he is the patron saint of murderers.
ADDow TIL that Norse runes are still in use in parts of Northwestern Portugal.
ld07 TIL that the Smithsonian had a Little Boy, a near complete nuclear bomb on display until 1986 - they removed it due to fears of the bomb being stolen and detonated.
WkbGL TIL fire in Sweden turns cans of rotten fish into exploding missiles
NXMwJ TIL Jonathan Goldsmith, AKA The Most Interesting Man in the World from the Dos Equis commercials, has been an advocate for landmine victim support, has assisted the effort to prevent and cure cancer in dogs, save the Siberian Tiger, and end child sex trafficking in Cambodia.