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Today I Learned that there is a myth in Iceland about the Yule Cat. He eats people that don't get new clothes for Christmas.

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0dXd5 TIL Rhode Island, despite being the first colony to renounce the British Crown, never sent representatives to draft the Constitution and was the last of the thirteen colonies to ratify the Constitution.
P87n TIL there is a temple in India where women come to shave their heads as part of a religious ceremony. After they leave, the temple sells the hair to companies that make hair extensions.
1aWBO TIL that Soviet Armenian swimmer Shavarsh Karapetyan was finishing a 12-mile run when he heard a bus crash into the water. He dove down 33 ft, and rescued 20 people, 1 at a time. He is an 11-time World Record holder, 17-time World Champion, 13-time European Champion and 7-time USSR Champion.
Venk TIL of Fuller Cut, a barbershop that gives a $2 discount if a child reads aloud while getting a cut. The $2 discount is given to the child after the cut.
W7VRY TIL that the cotton in your pill bottles should always be thrown out. Once they were used to stop medication from knocking about the bottle and crumbling, but are now coated to avoid this. Today, the cotton ball can only serve as a moisture trap that may compromise your medications/vitamins.