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TIL Big Shaq is a comedian and "Man's Not Hot" is a joke

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8aAKX TIL that Princess Diana's funeral was watched by approximately 2.5 billion people, which, in 1997, was about 43% of the entire population of Earth.
awj49 TIL that youngest siblings are usually the favorite child
6EOg7 TIL that Nov 28th in the United States is Native American Heritage Day and that an estimated 50 million Native Americans died between 1500-1600, roughly 10% of the world population, resulting in a “little ice-age”
wLrD1 TIL Though fully described by John Langdon Down in 1862, Down Syndrome has been featured in numerous works of art since antiquity, including an Ancient Egyptian figure, and Clay figure from Mexico from about AD 500
1a4XO TIL that autististic and schizophrenic people have elevated urine levels of bufotenin, an no reason for this is known. Bufotenin is the also found in the toxin of the Colorado River Toad, which is known for its psychedelic effects.