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TIL that the Guinness World Records no longer recognize the fattest animal as a record in order to prevent compulsive overeating.

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N7RDJ TIL the name of 1997 film "Gattaca" is based on the letters G, A, T, and C, which stand for guanine, adenine, thymine, and cytosine, the four nucleobases of DNA.
8XbL TIl that Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, openly wanted equal rights and respect for women, in the fifteenth century. This stance has been kept in Sikhism until today (as is equal rights for all humans, no matter their religion)!
LGgr TIL A man being arrested on the show “COPS” for prostitution charges threatened suing the show if his Chihuahua’s face wasn’t blurred. The man claimed he did not sign a release for the dog who is an actor with an agent.
N7AWM TIL the skin of a honey badger is so thick that it can withstand multiple machete blows, arrows, and spears. The only sure way to kill one is via a club to the skull or gunshot.
v5gR TIL “Smoke on the Water” is a true story – it’s about a Zappa and Mothers of Invention concert where the whole place caught fire and burned down. Deep Purple were there to witness the whole thing.