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TIL John Cena has granted over 500 wishes to children through Make-A-Wish. The most in Make-A-Wish history.

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b9KD7 TIL that the author of the Japanese horror novel, Battle Royale, had a nightmare where a teacher commanded him and the other students to kill each other. He vividly remembers the expression on his face and his own terror in the dream, which got him to write the book.
5VKr TIL that Neptune was predicted to exist by mathematical calculations well before it was physically observed by telescopes
XEYBk TIL that almost all the people of Xanthos, an ancient Lycian city in Anatolia, committed mass suicide in two events 500 years apart to avoid capture, first by the Persians and then by the Romans
yVJYl TIL Preying mantises are the only invertebrates known to see in 3D.
n8BB TIL: A nonprofit organization purchased a house across from the Westboro Baptist Church and painted it with colors of the gay pride flag as part of an equality campaign.