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TIL that Bob Dole’s ‘96 election site is still live.

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LQDX9 TIL about Abel Gonzales, also known as Fried Jesus. He is an "extreme fryer" and the inventor of several deep fried items including Fried Coke and deep-fried butter
GYv94 TIL about the Kindertransport, an organized rescue program for Jewish children that was supported by the British government in the months leading up to World War II. Nearly 10,000 Jewish children were taken in, many of whom were the only members of their families to survive the Holocaust.
nWN0Y TIL Tobacco smoke enemas were used in an attempt to resuscitate victims of near drowning.
VG0Z TIL: A white man from Africa was suspended from his college after replying “African-American” to a question in class about how he identifies himself.
696bJ TIL that during a theater play of The Passion of Christ, a man had to be taken away after he ran on stage and hit one of the roman soldiers with a motorcycle helmet in an attempt to save Jesus from being crucified.