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TIL there are castles for sale in France cheaper than old two bedroom apartments in Australia.

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BrxEL TIL that a Jewish prisoner escaped from Auschwitz in 1944 disguised as an SS guard
5Y9wr TIL the Christmas tree, though associated with Christianity, has a pagan origin. Pagans cut down evergreen trees & moved them indoors to recognize the winter solstice, which occurs between December 20 & 23. The "magical" evergreens could withstand the life-threatening powers of darkness & cold.
awAEA TIL: Isaac Newton set out the colors of the rainbow we memorize today. However, he originally didn't include orange or indigo. He only added them later because of his occult belief that there must be 7 separate colors, just like there are 7 notes in a musical scale and 7 days of the week.
6nxJ TIL Bears eat things that don’t digest to plug their rectum during hibernation. The result is a very painful BM in the springtime.
awZZZ TIL about "Mean World Syndrome" in which people who are exposed to excessive violent content in mass media, particularly TV news coverage, believe the world is much more violent than it actually is.