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TIL that IKEA got its name as an acronym for its founder Ingvar Kamprad, of the farm Elmtaryd, near the village Agunnaryd.

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vbl7 TIL that a Jewish-American was the prime financier of the rebels in the American Revolutionary War. He died penniless because no one ever repaid him.
yppp TIL even though 300 was historically inaccurate, most of the one-liners (“We will fight in the shade”, “Tonight we dine in Hell”, “Only spartan women give birth to real men”) are word-for-word accurate quotes.
mxAJo TIL, during Korean War, U.S Navy pilot Royce Williams shot down 4 swept-wing Soviet MiG-15s in a single mission on November 18, 1952, while flying a straight-wing F9F Panther. It is considered a unique feat since the MiGs have better high-altitude performance than the F9F, and was faster by 100 MPH.
grL7D TIL about Bjúgnakrækir –The Sausage Swiper, an Icelandic troll that hides in rafters and steals smoked sausages.
v1Ar7 TIL Before Houdini died, he and his wife agreed that if Houdini found it possible to communicate after death, he would communicate the message "Rosabelle believe", a secret code which they agreed to use. Rosabelle was their favorite song.