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NX4WM TIL Vikings didn’t wear horned helmets
xVlW7 TIL that during WWII, the large crosswelded metal beams that covered the beaches of Normandy on D-day are called Hemmbalken, and were supposed to wreck landing craft that were expected to attack during high tide. The Allies instead charged while exposed during low tide.
v1wvx TIL that there used to be a Marvel-themed restaurant called Marvel Mania
7777 TIL that the largest player vs player battle in gaming history involved over 7000 players and lasted over 20 hours
R5R16 TIL of Académie de Saint-Luc a guild of painters and sculptors set up in Paris in 1391, it was dissolved in 1777 following such a successful exhibition that the Royal Academy issued an edict to abolish guilds, brotherhoods, and communities of arts and crafts.