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TIL A 6ft 7in man named Peter Freuchen escaped from almost certain blizzardly death by fashioning a shiv out of his own feces and digging his way out of his snowy grave. He also amputated his own toes, wrote 12 books, and won the 64,000 dollar show (that’s much more now with inflation).

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b6rmN TIL that around 1730, London was struck by a bizarre epidemic of drunkenness. Almost overnight, spirits became cheaper than beer for the first time in History due to a mix of grain surplus and pro-distillery regulation. The result: years of social unrest on the top of London's rapid urbanization.
KyxE TIL That Dave Chappelle was offered the role of Benjamin Buford “Bubba” Blue in Forrest Gump but turned it down because he thought the role was demeaning, and the movie would bomb.
pY5wN TIL that the first attempt to make a Thomas & Friends TV show was cancelled after one episode in 1953. Among other problems, at one point during the live television broadcast a train was accidentally derailed and had to be replaced on camera.
KWZ9 TIL the term “Chronic” (in relation to Marijuana) originates from Snoop Dogg mistaking the term “hydroponic” for “hydrochronic” when he was first introduced to indoor-grown marijuana in the early 90’s
wLxGJ TIL that as the largest postal service in the world, the US Postal Service handles approximately 48% of the world's mail volume each year. In 2019 alone, total mail volume delivered by USPS was 142.6 billion.