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TIL that the first-ever internet meme was the Dancing Baby in 1996

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dKlr TIL: While humans only have 2 different genders, different species of slime molds and fungi have more than 500 different genders
ZAmv TIL that JFK’s daughter was secretly gifted the puppy of the first Russian dog in space as part of a series of secret daily correspondence between JFK and Kruschev. The dog then proceeded to bite every Kennedy
KOpmR TIL that in the Iron Age, Yahweh was the storm-and-warrior deity of the Israelites, who lead the heavenly army against Israel's enemies. At the time, he was worshipped alongside a variety of other gods and goddesses, but over time they were merged or progressively thrown away
OGV87 TIL that Canadians play a modified version of “American Football” with a 110-yard field that is wider and still has the fieldgoal post at the goal line (NFL moved in back in the 1970s)
jNKwa TIL of Dax Cowart, a Vietnam vet who suffered devastating burns after a gas explosion in the 1970s, and who endured 14 months of agonizing treatment that he did not want. He survived, married, went to law school and continued to argue that his doctors should have allowed him to die.