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TIL of Slavisa Pajkic, a man who was born with no sweat glands. He and his brother are able to withstand thousands of volts of electricity running through their bodies(or through their skin). Scientists are unable to explain the phenomenon

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R7m9j TIL that there are three countries in the world completely surrounded on all sides by another country. These are Lesotho, San Marino, and Vatican City. The latter two are both completely contained within the same country, Italy.
pYJap TIL Pope Leo XIII awarded a Vatican gold medal to the creator of his favourite brand of cocaine-infused wine and also appeared on a poster endorsing it.
lo8OB TIL in "A Christmas Story," Ralphie says he wants the Red Ryder BB Gun 28 times throughout the course of the movie. That's approximately once every three minutes and 20 seconds.
OoXjR TIL There Is No Such Thing As 'Pure' Water Since Natural Water Contains Minerals, When Removed Water Becomes Acidic & Aggressive
6bE8 TIL , the largest surrender since ww2 occurred when Pakistan surrendered 93,000 troops and half of the country to India during India-Pakistan war of 1971.The other half later became what is known today as Bangladesh.