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TIL In Belarus, a one-armed man was arrested for clapping
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TIL that Yamato, the largest battleship in history at 863 feet in length, was so big that she had forward- and aft-pointing arrows painted in the interior so sailors don't get lost
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TIL Jason Mitchell, the actor that played Eazy E in ‘Straight Outta Compton’, couldn’t afford to fly out to Los Angeles for a callback audition. The director, F. Gary Gray, liked what he saw on his audition tape so he settled for a Skype meeting and Jason landed the part.
VBBMp
TIL that certain land snails can sleep for 3 years straight, whether it is cold (hibernation) or warm (estivation). The reason they do this is because weather conditions lack humidity, moisture, etc. They secrete slime to stay moist and alive during these times.
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TIL that Pete Townshend, lead guitarist for The Who, destroyed 37 guitars in 1967 alone.
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TIL Pregnant women in Aushwitz were told they would receive double portions of food but were sent to gas chambers instead.