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QXXE TIL There is a man still living with no heart. Fully conscious, speaking, and feeling yet he just doesnt have a pulse.
yVdV TIL that in May of 2011, the Ku Klux Klan released statements attempting to distance themselves from the Westboro Babtist Church. Their leader said, “It’s the soldier that fought and died and gave them that right to free speech.”
NBPM TIL: In Australia, someone loses an eye every year from a magpie attack. It also managed to indirectly kill a 12 year old boy by chasing him to a road where he was promptly hit by a car.
yjy8 TIL that in 1930 a zoologist went to Syria and brought back 11 newly discovered hamsters. Only 2 of them bred and their offspring were sent to laboratories around the world. Today, the hamsters you see in pet stores are most likely descendants of these two hamsters.
BrO8e TIL The world records for women's and men's discus throw is held by two East Germans. Furthermore the woman's world record, held by Gabriele Reinsch, is 76.80m making it 2.72m further than the men's world record, held by Jürgen Schult, which is 74.08m. (Note: a woman's discus is lighter 1kg vs. 2kg)