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TIL a man once broke a Guinness World Record by playing poker for 5+ days in a row with no sleep... AND WON

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oVvA TIL Mitsubishi is buying and freezing one of the worlds most endangered fish, in the hope to sell the commodity when it becomes exstinct.
GA7DQ TIL that the Honeydew was introduced to China by American Vice President Henry A. Wallace, who donated melon seeds to the locals while visiting in the 1940s. As a result of Wallace's introduction of the crop, in China the melon is sometimes called "the Wallace".
ANKWn TIL that 7Up used to contain lithium (a mood stabiliser used to treat mental health conditions)
4eLN TIL Abraham Lincoln’s loyal dog Fido was also needlessly murdered shortly after the President’s assassination.
kOAK4 TIL: In the 1930s, residents of Munich would take a small side street so they didn't need to render the Nazi salute to the shrine of the Nazis who died in the Beer Hall Putsch. This side road came to be called "Drückebergergasse" or "Shirker's alley"