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TIL that Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to the Royal Academy of Brussels called “Fart Proudly”. The letter discussed the health benefits of passing gas an even included fart related puns.

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m1Nbo TIL that Nuclear Submarines, with a single load of food supplies, can go around the world Twice or make the round trip from New York to Liverpool 7 times without having to surface once.
QX9d TIL Frank Sinatra helped as a liaison between the leader of Chicago’s mafia and the Kennedy family during the ‘60 primary, in order to get Union backing. When Kennedy reneged on his promises after being elected Sinatra was punished by having to play 8 straight nights at the crime bosses club.
74rP TIL In 1994, cartoonist Mike Diana received a criminal conviction for obscenity for artwork in America, he wasn’t allowed to draw comics even for personal use or just for his house.
X0XQQ TIL of Doctor Fukushi Masaichi AKA "Dr. Tattoo" who would pay heavily tattooed people money for the right to preserve their tattooed skin after they died. He collected more than 2000 human pelts.
l5vK TIL that there is a herd of nearly 40 hippos living freely in Colombia after the private zoo of Pablo Escobar was abandoned and its 4 original hippos reproduced.