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TIL that if the genealogy of the early Germanic chroniclers is true, Queen Elizabeth II is descended from the god Odin

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vxNB TIL A Russian town was once “besieged” by hungry bears with as many as 30 bears being reported circling the small town
LbQm TIL the Nazi SS threatened to shoot the Archbishop of Greece for openly protesting againt the deportation of Jews. He reminded them that, “according to the traditions of the Greek Orthodox Church, our prelates are hung and not shot. Please respect our traditions!”
QJkr9 TIL the male jumping spider goes through an incredible ritual of dancing, vibratory singing and other bizarre motions to attract a female. If the female is not impressed, she eats them.
p8dnZ TIL that latchkey incontinence is the phenomenon where the closer that one gets to the restroom, the more urgently one has to use the restroom
Lk90Q TIL the quote beginning "Do not pray for an easy life..." did not originate from Bruce Lee or Kennedy, rather it was from the sermons of a pastor named Phillips Brooks.