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TIL American rapper Twista still holds the record for the world's fastest rapper. In 1992, the Guinness Book of World Records recorded him pronouncing 598 syllables in 55 seconds.

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BlXW TIL that a cthucken is a cooked bird with crab legs and a cooked octopus hanging out of the cavity.
mgQM TIL dolphins will purposeful dose themselves with a potentially deadly neurotoxin by agitating pufferfish. When taken in small amounts, the toxin has a narcotic effect on the dolphins.
JYjX4 TIL a pig named Lulu saved her owner’s life while the owner was having a heart attack. The pig heard the cries for help, forced her way out of the yard and ran into the road and ‘played dead’ to stop the traffic. A driver stopped and the pig led him to the trailer, he heard the woman and called 911.
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