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TIL when advertisers began to drop Lance Armstrong due to his doping allegations, he reportedly lost 75 million dollars in a single day.

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R5el TIL that actor Christopher Hart has played a disembodied hand in every show or movie he’s ever been in
1a8Jd TIL wood frogs are the only frogs that live north of the Arctic circle. Their deep-freeze period can extend up to 8 months a year, making them among the longest hibernators of any vertebrate. Wood frogs are able to survive long harsh winters owing to a buildup of glucose and urea in their systems.
OmNL TIL that in Cuba a person can get more jail time for killing a cow (10 years in prison) than killing a human and that eaters of illegal beef can get three months to one year in prison
WLmB TIL Neil Armstrong once sued his barber of 20 years after he sold his hair to a collector for $3,000
16oNP TIL that kelp isn’t actually a plant, it’s part of a fourth group of organisms called protists.