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TIL that after WWE wrestler Diamond Dallas Page went through a character change in late 2001, that being of a motivational over-the-top positive speaker, he would get his teeth whitened and got a facelift to fully commit to the new character.

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VBkkk TIL about a HUGE cannon, built in 1464 by the Ottoman military. It was still in combat use 343 Years later. It fired projectiles weighing over 2000lbs.
REV6 TIL that Pope Benedict XVI enjoyed flying helicopters, had a helicopter’s pilot’s license, but he did not have a driver’s license.
nWkl7 TIL Dan Aykroyd, Joseph Stalin, Ashton Kutcher, and Conan O'Brien were all born with.....webbed toes.
epOk4 TIL when Al Smith won South Carolina with 91.39% in 1928, it was the worst result for a winner of South Carolina in a presidential election after 1896 and prior to 1944.