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TIL There was a real “Chili Cookoff” in which a serial killer used his victims flesh in his chili and won, much like Eric Cartman in Scott Tenorman Must Die

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6E66Q TIL that the word "soccer" was originally widely used British slang for "asSOCiation football", and didn't become common in America until they learned it from the British during WWII. It didn't become unpopular in the UK until the '80s, as a direct response to its use by Americans
0DMv TIL that almost everyone born outside of Africa are descendants of the ancient Neanderthals, and “some spots in our genome are more Neanderthal than Human”
VBVbZ TIL that Michael Crichton, who wrote Jurassic Park, was not only a literary giant, but a figurative one standing 6 foot 9 inches tall.
kJ65g TIL Domestic Dogs are the only species to understand pointing gestures!
b9L49 TIL that Admiral Lord Nelson, famous for his victory (and death) at the Battle of Trafalgar, attempted to hunt a polar bear in the Arctic at the age of 14. His musket misfired and he had to fight the now angry bear with the musket butt until a rift in the ice separated them.