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TIL Eminem broke the "Fastest rap in a #1 single" world record three times in a row - after having set the record with 6.46 words per second in "Rap God", he then broke it in "Majesty" at 6.5 wps and later broke it once again by rapping at 7.5 wps in "Godzilla".

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9YYND TIL Chinese leader Mao had relations with a 14 year old girl and the girl’s father tried to write an outraged letter to him after learning about it. But the post office brought the letter back and warned that insulting the Chairman could lead to extreme retribution or death
oBb6r TIL the first reported successful blood transfusions were performed by the Incas as early as the 1500s. Spanish conquistadors witnessed blood transfusions when they arrived in the sixteenth century
0wlEM TIL New Zealand is the country most resilient to the collapse of global civilisation, being 'most suited to maintaining higher levels of societal, technological, and organisational complexity within their own borders' - followed by Iceland and the UK
690DJ TIL the Japanese government gifted Dr. Yamanaka, known for his work on induced pluripotent stem cells, 160,000 yen for a washing machine after he won the Nobel Prize, as he mentioned in an interview, "I was in the middle of repairing my washing machine when I heard the news."
j674p TIL some regions in United States have been painting their porch ceilings a specific shade of blue, believing it wards off evil spirits, haints, and ghosts. So much so, that all major paint companies sell this color. (e.g. SW9063 "Porch Ceiling")