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TIL about the existence/use of “Snuff Tablets” in/by South American indigenous cultures 🤔😋👌🏼

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O4JR TIL the Bat'leth (a Klingon sword from Star Trek) is classified as a weapon and has been used in several real-world crimes
JoXl TIL Joe Greenstein, American strongman, survived a bullet to the forehead (bullet flattened on his skull) then years later went on to beat 18 nazi sympathizers with a baseball bat and escaped unharmed
9w8xm TiL Guinness Book of Records was invented to settle bar arguments.
oBwnK TIL There was another game show called Double Dare. Hosted by Alex Trebek & airing on CBS, it pitted two contestants in booths attempting to identify something based on one-sentence clues. The champion would then face 3 PhDs(named Spoilers) in a bonus round. It lasted for 4 months from '76-'77.
Mg60 TIL there was a Jewish boxer named Salamo Arouch imprisoned at Auschwitz. While there, he was forced to fight bouts against other prisoners, the losers of which were sent to the gas chambers or shot. He survived over 2 years and 200 bouts, eventually being released when the camp was liberated.