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TIL the phrase “bleeding heart liberal” was coined to describe supporters of a federal bill against lynching in 1938

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4k4eJ TIL that David Blaine has over the course of a decade been buried alive for 7 days, encased in ice for 64 hrs, stood on 100ft high pillar for 35 hrs, survived only on water for 44 days and spent 7 days submerged underwater water
MaGa TIL, to cheer up George Lucas while filming the trash compactor scene, Mark Hamill would grab pieces of trash and sing, to the tune of “Chattanooga Choo Choo:” “Pardon me, George, could this be Dianoga poo-poo?” This did not cheer Lucas up.
JYm58 TIL of Inuka, a polar bear who was born at the Singapore Zoo in 1990. He was the first and only polar bear to be born in the tropics.
Lk4pV TIL the same enzyme that makes apples and potatoes turn brown is also responsible for tanning in humans.
nwM9 TIL Best Buy used to have a fake internal website that looked exactly like their actual internet website, but with marked up prices, so they could price gouge in-store customers.