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TIL that there are no weight classes in professional sumo wrestling. Some wrestlers have faced opponents over twice their weight, relying on superior technique rather than size.

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XEPjR TIL that the song Vincent, written by Don McLean about how Vincent Van Gogh and his messages were never appreciated enough all his life, was a personal favorite of Tupac Shakur, and the rapper had it played on his deathbed, just before he passed away.
rRPQy TIL that at Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore, where John Wilkes Booth is buried, visitors often leave pennies (which feature President Lincoln's face) on the Booth family monument.
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