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TIL a Nigerian ‘scientist’ 'proved’ that being gay was wrong by using magnets, after which he promptly demanded to be given the nobel prize for his research.

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GA7nj TIL about the Mariko Aoki phenomenon - also known as “book bowels” or “library poops”
Br99k TIL A woman survived falling over 33,333ft after a bomb exploded on the plane. She holds the Guinness Book of Worlds Records for Highest Fall Survived Without a Parachute.
nWLjb TIL about Brandon Burlsworth, a walk-on at Arkansas, who ended up becoming an All-American and getting drafted in the third round, only to die in a car accident before playing a snap of professional football.
BrgVr It’s happened before. In 1982, Angela Cavallo lifted a 1964 Chevy Impala off her teenage son, Tony, who was working on the car’s suspension when the jacks failed and the car fell on him.
D1Wme TIL about Benford's Law - if you get a bunch of random numbers, the most common leading digit will be the number one (around 30%)