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TIL that there is a history of soap being made from human corpses

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R7eZa TIL Utah's Health Dept attempted to distribute free Utah-sex-jokes condoms with saying like "Enjoy your mountin'", "Explore Utah's Caves" and "Sl,UT" before the governor stepped in to stop the theme (but not the condom distribution).
mxnbY TIL that the government of Denmark recreated their country, block by block, in Minecraft. However, some vandals broke into the server and blew everything up, leaving behind US flags in the craters.
1rvD TIL NASCAR Legend Dale Earnhardt, along with many other NASCAR drivers, resisted use of the HANS device when it was introduced. The HANS was developed specifically to help prevent Basilar skull fractures common to car racing. Earnhardt later died after suffering this exact injury.
gMRBy TIL: The US dropped a total of 67 nuclear bombs on the Marshall Islands
wdNW TIL the bald truth of what really happened to Steve from Blues Clues!! He was starting to lose his hair and decided to leave the show to go after other career options.