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TIL there are cells in human body called Faggot cells which cause leukemia

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MeDD7 TIL in 1959, Nikita Khrushchev described Mao Zedong to a Chinese diplomat as an "old boot that needs to be thrown out". 'Old boot' in Chinese meant prostitute, which led Chinese officials to believe Mao had been insulted as an 'old whore' due to misinterpretation.
ANXKl TIL The loudest thing ever shouted was "QUIET" by Annalisa Wray, a teacher, at 121.7 Decibles. The equivalent of a jet engine.
b9YP0 TIL that with the exception of college or military service, 37 percent of Americans have never lived outside their hometown, and 57 percent of Americans have never lived outside their home state.
JD9l TIL Neanderthals had larger brains and much stronger bodies than modern day humans and even sailed thousands of years before us.
yQ0Rp TIL Muriel Fahrion created Strawberry Shortcake, the Care Bears, and The Get Along Gang