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TIL that in October 1839, Robert Cornelius took the world’s first selfie. A self-portrait captured with early photographic tech.

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JY9r4 TIL in 1985, a teenage kid in Detroit was beaten up so badly, he severely injured his face, legs and back. He recovered from the injuries and grew up to become one of the most successful rap artists of all time under the stage name Eminem
vJKL TIL that until the invention of the wall outlet, people had plug their electric appliances into an empty light bulb socket.
OaDY TIL that in 1917 a man named H.L. Mencken, in an effort to prove the gullibility of Americans, published a completely fabricated history of the invention of the bathtub, using random facts, dates, and names. Even today, some of the facts from his story are cited in publications.
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Qxap TIL Fidel Castro, after 638 assassination attempts, mainly from the CIA, including exploding cigars and poisoned milkshakes, is still alive and kicking today at the age of 87