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TIL that there are no known depictions of a panda in any art made before the 20th century.

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BlVy TIL the world record for eating a 72 ounce steak was obliterated by a 120lb woman in less than 3 minutes.
9YV66 TIL that when Christopher Reeve went to the hospital after his equine accident, a man dressed up as a German doctor with a thick accent insisted that he turn over for a proctology exam. Reeve was at first surprised until he finally realized it was his friend, Robin Williams, playing a joke.
R5Zd1 TIL that the NFL team the Buffalo Bills were in fact named after Buffalo Bill, the wild west showman/cowboy/buffalo hunter. I know it was probably obvious.
woOyJ TIL: Scientists discovered that the venom of the Latrodectus mactans variety of black widow spiders killed children and the elderly, but among young men it caused prolonged erections and involuntary ejaculations. Researchers have been studying the venom for use in male virility pills.
nWx19 TIL after the OJ verdict, 75% white Americans and 30% black Americans polled thought he was guilty, but by 2016 those numbers had changed to 83% and 57%, respectively.