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Today I learned about “blading”. WWE wrestlers would cut themselves while on the ground to make fake injuries appear real.

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P1EXJ TIL that the US Navy had the largest naval fleet in history with 6768 ships at the end of World War II
kONem TIL that in 2007 a British author submitted the opening chapters of three classic Jane Austen novels to major publishers as a test. He used different titles but changed little besides names and locations. Most of the publishers rejected the manuscripts, and only one recognized them as Austen's.
oB0aL TIL that Nazis were known for marching extreme distances, this is due to the fact that they were fueled with methamphetamine. More than 200 million methamphetamine pills were distributed to German troops.
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