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TIL At least four Marlboro Men actors have died of smoking-related diseases

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newe9 TIL that in 1950, Republican Margaret Chase Smith became the first to denounce McCarthyism on the Senate floor. She also claimed that though a GOP victory in the '52 election was needed, she couldn't support a campaign founded on "the Four Horsemen of Calumny -- Fear, Ignorance, Bigotry, and Smear."
9w66G TIL Deep sea creatures such as The Hoff (crabs named after David Hasselhoff for their hairy chests) have high levels of piezolytes that help water molecules and proteins withstand very high pressures.
OGJb1 TIL free range chickens sleep in trees
QJ56e TIL There exists such a thing as ketchup cookies
x6rLb TIL about the term "King's X", apparently used by kids to call a timeout in a game.