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TIL “Scumbag Steve” tried using his meme status to fuel his rap career.

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XEnNr TIL about a Hungarian soldier named Paul Kern who stayed awake for 40 years after being shot in the head during World War I. Doctors encountering his condition were always skeptical, but Kern traveled far and wide, allowing anyone who wanted to examine him to do so. He died in 1955.
5YMER TIL That ancient Romans used to whiten their teeth with urine.
8ljP TIL that in 2006, thieves planning to steal one of a zoo’s koalas changed tack after it proved too vicious and stole a crocodile instead which was easier
X7mQ TIL the city of Chicago has approved a project to contruct what would be the tallest building in the USA
ep6xk TIL diabolical ironclad beetle - this beetle has one of the strongest exoskeletons of any insect, allowing it to withstand forces up to 39,000 times its body weight!