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TIL of Osita Iheme, the legendary meme kid, who is actually a 38 year old actor in the Nigerian film industry. The film Aki na Ukwa was one of his most successful films, which is also the source of most of his memes.

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XEork TIL of Kaiser, a Brazilian conman who had a 20-year football career without ever playing a single game. He hid his limited ability with fake injuries, connection to influential figures, and other ruses. One time he even started a fight with a fan to be sent off before a game to avoid playing
bXaj TIL the UK has used ‘incident screens’ to block the view of traffic accidents, etc. on the highway, in an attempt to reduce rubbernecking delays.
BrLBx TIL that in the 18th century getting a divorce in England was so expensive that lower class men sold their wives on markets instead. Most of the time the woman agreed to it and the buyer was usually the womans new lover. Sometimes a bidding war could start tough and a stranger could win.
DQ1Yv TIL Proboscis monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) have the longest nose of all primates
e9GL TIL Spirited Away director Hayao Miyazaki won every award he was nominated for from 1979 to 1998.