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TIL, a former semi-pro wrestler and Alzheimer’s patient body-slammed another patient in a nursing home (most likely during a flashback).

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mxa5v TIL even though they seem stationary sea anemone can swim to get away from predators and do so at a surprising pace
wk8J TIL a round of golf was not set at 18 holes arbitrarily, but because there are 18 shots in the everyday whiskey bottle. One shot per hole.
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DQEQV TIL Isidor Straus, co-owner of Macy's, and his wife Ida died on the Titanic after refusing a lifeboat to prioritize women and children.