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TIL that by age 32, Shawn Kemp had fathered 11 children with at least 10 different women.

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dDjVK TIL that in 1942, the Indian Confederation of America, representing 27 tribes across the U.S., Canada, and Central America, named Stalin as an Indian Chief for his role in the successful defense of Moscow.
8RgX TIL in 1883, a pamphlet was published with three coded pages known as the Beale ciphers. These pages are supposed to have the location of a hidden treasure worth about $63 million. Only the second page has been solved and it is thought that the treasure is located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
Pdyw TIL: “Plain, unflavored, unsweetened yogurt is the only safe food to put inside the vagina and the anus.”
wAe8 TIL that in 1963, some Barbie dolls came with a book entitled “How to Lose Weight” which advised “Don’t eat!” and a bathroom scale permanently set at 110 lbs.
Q5vk TIL That a type of freshwater animal (a hydra) is immortal, as when it is injured it regenerates the damaged tissue