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TIL that Mark Zuckerberg unsuccessfully tried to sell facebook for $75 million in 2005.

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E1jDw TIL hospitals legally have to show you their prices up front if you ask, this means you can go to different hospitals and get their rates for proceeders before having said proceeder.
xVg0g TIL that the 2014 WW2 Tank movie "Fury" (starring Brad Pitt) was the first time in almost 70 years that an authentic German Tiger 1 tank was used in a feature film.
yvpV TIL Gloria Ramirez, later dubbed “The Toxic Lady” was admitted to Riverside General Hospital due to advanced cervical cancer. The medical staff that came in contact with her body and blood soon started fainting, requiring an evacuation. The cause of the faintings has not been found yet.
mxR0P Til Bully sticks are prepared from the bull pizzle (aka penis muscle) which is cleaned, stretched, and twisted before being prepared. Preparation can vary from sun dried to oven baked or smoked. ... Authentic bully sticks are made from 100% beef (the only ingredient is the bull penis).
1KD7 TIL In A.D. 350, Pope Julius I, bishop of Rome, proclaimed December 25 the official celebration date for the birthday of Christ.