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TIL that legendary MMA fighters Ken and Frank Shamrock are not blood relatives. Both were adopted by trainer Bob Shamrock, who has taken in numerous troubled young men and given them a positive outlet through MMA.

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mo5p TIL caffeine has a half life of ~6 hours, meaning a 140mg cup of coffee consumed in the morning will still have about 70mg in you mid-day
VMZEp TIL the Idaho legislature adopted a resolution commending the filmmakers of Napoleon Dynamite, which was filmed in the state. The resolution states that anyone voting against it were “freakin’ idiots”
ADbBl TIL Ben Hecht started screenwriting after Herman J. Mankiewicz (Wizard of Oz, Citizen Kane) sent him a telegram arguing that "millions are to be grabbed out here, and your only competition is idiots." Hecht became one of the most successful screenwriters of all time with 2 Oscars & 6 nominations.
Z89wp TIL that after France surrended in June 1940, the Royal Navy sailed down to Algeria to seize the bulk of the French navy. When the French refused to surrender control of the ships, the Royal Navy open fired, destroying the fleet and killing 1300 French sailors
p8Jn4 TIL about Rachele Gilmore, an understudy in the Metropolitan Opera. With only a couple hours notice, she was told she would be making her debut in Offenbach's "Les Contes Hoffman". That night she hit an A-flat above high C, breaking the record for highest note ever sung at the Met.