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TIL that electric eels can deliver a shock of up to 600 volts, which is strong enough to stun a horse.

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QNGre TIL when Joe Louis, the world champion boxer, joined the racially segregated U.S. Army in 1942, he was asked about his decision. He replied, 'There are lots of things wrong with America, but Hitler isn't going to fix them.'
e6X5 TIL Brazil nut allergy is the only one where the triggering protein can be sexually transmitted ie. you can die having sex with a person who ate them
1xlP TIL during a 2006 presidential speech, a CNN reporter’s mic was left on while she was in the bathroom. Portions of her conversation, which included calling her sister-in-law a “control freak” were broadcast on live television.
Z8BGG TIL Only 1 pair of boxing gloves from the Roman Empire period have ever been found despite having numerous artistic representations of the objects. They were found in 2018 in Vindoland, north of England close to the Hadrian Wall.
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