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TIL Hulk Hogan is Hispanic

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ADeJx TIL that Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons, based the character Mr. Burns on a teacher he had in high school.
QNjeX TIL that since 2007, at least 20 detached human feet have been found in the region of British Columbia/Washington State and nobody really knows why
4mn5 TIL the most common Vietnamese family name, “Nguyen”, is pronounced “Win” in English.
p8bYA TIL that Minoru Yamasaki, the architect who designed the original World Trade Center towers had a fear of heights. This fear influenced the design of the buildings which is why the window columns were only 18 inches apart.
QJ6bp TIL Cashews contain Urushiol , the allergen in Poison Ivy that causes dermatitis. It's mostly in the shells, so most people can safely eat properly prepared nuts. In 1982, shell contaminated nuts were sold in a Little League fundraiser, and over 20% of the people who ate them developed a rash.