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TIL Abraham Lincoln was a skilled wrestler who was only defeated once in over a dozen years and was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1992

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P5XE TIL the song “99 Bottle Of Beer” ends with “No more bottles of beer on the wall, no more bottles of beer. You go to the store and buy some more, 99 bottles of beer on the wall”
AZKn TIL The spooky droning gibberish played in the end credits of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy is creator Maxwell Atoms talking backwards saying: “No, no. This is the end of the show. You’re watching it backwards.”
m1Z0P TIL that about 15% of all Tyrannosaurus rex fossil specimens show signs of having been infected with or killed by trichomoniasis, a parasitic infection in the jaw that leaves visible holes in the bone. Modern-day birds, such as falcons and hawks, can suffer from similar trichomoniasis infections.
WkbJY TIL: When the power goes out in an area, the majority of people who utilize rooftop solar panels (the form most commonly used by the public) will lose power along with everyone else; even when still in direct sunlight. A solar battery can be installed to use this power later but isn't the "norm".
DGmj TIL in response to an interview where Huey P. Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, was asked what white people could do to support the Black Panthers, he replied that they could form a White Panther Party. The WPP was founded thereafter.