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TIL some Viking raiders converted to Islam and became cheese traders after their attacks were repulsed by Muslim Spain

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b6YeE TIL A Utah man walked into a bank and handed the teller a note reading "Please pardon me for doing this but this is a robbery. Please give me $1. Thank you." After receiving the $1 and being asked to leave, he sat in the lobby and awaited police to arrive.
Me7k8 TIL that the Von Trapp family, made famous by The Sound of Music, lost their fortune in the Great Depression, and the children's singing careers were purely a way to earn a livelihood.
Xe88 TIL only two people at KFC know the secret recipe of 11 herbs & spices and they are not allowed to travel together on the same plane or in the same car for security reasons.
WkM8 TIL the female orgasm is similar to an epileptic seizure.
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