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5Lan TIL: The skin of all human beings is covered in stripes. They’re called Blaschko’s Lines, and they cover the body from head to toe. We just can’t see them.
78nAM TIL In late 70s-80s, 117+ healthy SE Asian men, many Hmong, died in their sleep mysteriously, leading to CDC investigation. The Hmong attributed it to evil spirit Dab Tog, inspiring Wes Craven's Freddy Krueger in "Nightmare on Elm Street."
awvMZ TIL this remembrance month that 5,008,810 Muslim soldiers fought for the Allies during WWII, of whom 1,929,767 were directly Killed In Action fighting against the Nazis
rRLDx TIL that Ted Jorgenson abandoned his son shortly after his birth. A reporter managed to find Ted, who owns a bike shop, and asked about his son. He had no clue who his son was, and upon refreshing his memory Ted asked if he's still alive. His son ended up being the richest man on earth, Jeff Bezos.
wLM1E TIL Longest marathon in history: the athlete that took more than half a century to cross the finish line