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TIL Jon Stewart’s brother Larry is the COO of the New York Stock Exchange

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kOeY7 TIL the show EastEnders is so popular in Britain, they occasionally have to borrow power from France because so many people wait to put the kettle on for tea until after the show ends. (Estimated 1.5-1.75 million kettles)
PYnQO TIL On October 23, 1983, two truck bombs struck buildings in Beirut, housing American and French service members of a peacekeeping operation during the Lebanese Civil War. The attack killed 307 people. The attacks eventually led to the withdrawal of the international peacekeeping force from Lebanon.
gobL TIL There is a real life lightsaber utilized by the Air Force, that can reach up to 5000 degrees fahrenheit, and you can buy it for $130 bucks.
nWWrB TIL bulls are not the only cattle born with horns. most cattle are debudded as calves.
R779 TIL Scientists have actually performed “succesful” head/brain transplants. “When the newly attached monkey woke up, he tried to bite off the finger of an attending doctor, and everyone cheered.”