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TIL that, calorie for calorie, raw spinach has almost as much protein as sirloin steak

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Xpxk TIL that a man sued Bank of America for erroneously foreclosing on his home and won. When they didn’t pay the fees, he foreclosed their bank.
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JYXQl TIL that, compared to other dog breeds, pit bull terriers "inflict more complex wounds" due to the shape of their mouth and teeth, which is what makes their bites more difficult to treat.
d8xMB TIL that, barred from working by the Nazis as a Jewish actor, Leon Reuss tricked them into celebrating him as an Aryan idol by adjusting his dialect to that of mountain farmers, growing his beard, bleaching his hair by bathing every 10 days in diluted hydrogen peroxide, & claiming to be a peasant.
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