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TIL that Wilford Brimley, the "I've got 'diabetuss.'" guy from the Liberty Medical t.v. commercials, was once employed by millionaire recluse Howard Hughes as a bodyguard.

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7pRr TIL That a Romanian gypsy is the youngest grandmother in the world at age 23. She had her daughter when she was 12 and in turn her daughter had her first child at 11.
l1aV TIL that the oldest existing and continually operating educational institution in the world is a university in Morocco (University of al-Karaouine)
QNkMM TIL about the "Mosquito Device" a special alarm invented in 2005. The device prevents young people from gathering in public spaces by emitting a dangerously high-frequency sound that is intentionally tuned to be heard primarily by younger people.
neEZr TIL that H.H. Holmes, considered the first American serial killer, build a whole hotel with secret rooms for murder ant torture purposes, where more than 200 victims could have been killed.
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