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TIL that people in Japan used to dye their teeth black

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X0oYQ TIL in 2019 a Brazilian drug trafficker serving a 73 yr sentence tried to escape from prison by disguising himself as his teenage daughter who was visiting. His plan was to leave her behind in his place but his nervousness as he approached the exit tipped off the guards.He hung himself 3 days later.
04Pv TIL: Shaq hung out with a 7 foot 4 inch tall 12 year old because he felt awkward being stared at. Not only did he hang out with him for a couple days but brought his personal tailor to get hit fitted for clothes.
M7OjW TIL about Grand Duke Travis I of Westarctica, the American man who has claimed the otherwise unclaimed part of Antarctica as his own territory
N71P1 TIL Bruce Almighty director Tom Shadyac suffered a head injury in 2007 and completely dropped out of the film industry afterward. He also sold a majority of his possessions and moved into a trailer park.
ny1b TIL that there is a list of transitional fossils that details the evolution of a species and its side branches.