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TIL about Paul Alexander, a polio survivor who lived until the age of 78 in a iron lung

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Kg6B TIL country singer Dolly Parton anonymously entered a “Dolly Parton look-alike contest” but lost to a drag queen.
4k8La TIL about eunus. A Roman slave from Syria who claimed to be a prophet of the goddess atargatis and led the slaves in revolt during the first servile war. He proclaimed himself king, took over several cities around Sicily and succeeded in defeating the Roman’s for several years before being defeated.
gMMBD TIL that Gandhi was extremely misogynistic
6eDm TIL that a treasure hunter named Tommy Thompson located a ship that sank in 1857 called the SS Central America. The ship carried several tons of gold, and in 1987, he recovered over $1 billion worth of gold from it. He never paid back his crew or investors, and hasn’t been seen in years.
wM7P TIL Malaria is thought to be responsible for the death of about half of all people who ever lived.