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TIL that Martin Shkreli spread false rumors online and attempted to interfere with FDA drug approval in order to sabotage companies whose stock he was short-selling

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b9aKj TIL Krabby Patty is a veggie burger, as he series' creator, Stephen Hillenburg, expressly stated that the patties do not contain any meat.
KYAGw TIL the Qing dynasty of China forced their male subjects to wear a hairstyle called the Queue. It featured a long braid and a shaved front of the head. Cutting the queue became seen as a symbol of rebellion against the empire.
xVQek TIL that Eris is the most massive and second-largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System.
d1gE TIL in order to be qualified to pilot supertankers and other large vessels, pilot boat captains train on to scale versions that handle like their larger counterparts
e0g1L TIL seven six-foot tall Lego minifigures have washed up on European, American and Japanese beaches between 2007 and 2015. The anonymous sculptor and artist is pseudonymously known as 'Ego Leonard'.