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TIL the name Teddy Bear comes from President Theodore Roosevelt refusing to shoot a bear

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kOYyB TIL that a 26 year old male tried to commit suicide by swallowing 29 pills that he had recieved during a clinical trial. He was rushed to the hospital and was seemingly about to die from the side effects until he learned he had recieved placebo
7rgnZ TIL a man bought a golden egg for $13,000 at a sale. It turned out it was an incredibly rare Fabergé egg, once owned by the Emperor of Russia, that had been missing since 1902. It is worth $33,300,000.
7rm4b TIL Ice cream originated in Ancient China
BrRxe TIL about Hercules, the largest living (non-obese) cat in the world. He's a liger, 900 pounds and 12 feet tall when he stands on his hind legs.
8aGvZ Rather than inciting people to anger or violence, research has found that loud and chaotic music such as metal and punk is ‘a healthy way of processing anger’