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TIL that there existed a female equivalent to "Jackass": "Rad Girls".

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4kgWa TIL that Baby Doge and Best Friends Animal Society broke the Guinness World Records title for largest donation of pet food in 24 hours by donating 36,750.88 kg of pet food. (BabyDoge is a cryptocurrency and 5% of every transaction goes to donations for dogs)
BgJrD TIL about Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart also known as the “ unkillable soldier “. He served in the Boer war, first and second world war. Was shot in his face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip and ear.
WVJX TIL The United States government planned on blowing up airliners and blaming it on Cuba in order to create public support for a war against that nation
x6Nvk TIL that because all US banknotes are the same size, making telling them apart hard-to-impossible for the blind, the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing provides an electronic device (the iBill Currency Identifier) that can identify the value of the bills free of charge.
d89GB TIL although the breakaway basketball rim (a rim that contains a hinge and a spring to prevent the glass backboard from shattering) became a a required equipment upgrade in 1982, Shaquille O'Neal dunked so hard that he still broke the rims off its supports.