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TIL that there is a holiday called Yap Day

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xVvww TIL one of the most famous documented sightings of a "sea serpent" could actually have been a grey whale's penis
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Zdro TIL that Big Lots completed and sold 100 Delorean Cars from parts when Delorean went bankrupt in 1982
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7rpeX TIL of Khassan Baiev who was the single surgeon for over 80.000 during the Chechen wars and at one point during the conflict he performed 67 amputations and eight brain operations in a 48-hour period. He was also known for treating both Chechen and Russian soldiers.