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TIL that 111-year-old Alexander Imich was a survivor of both the Holocaust and the Soviet gulags. Mr. Imich also became the World’s Oldest Living Man in 2014.

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BgpKx TIL that the number of abs you have is genetic and varies from person to person. The number of abs you have depends on the number of rings of abdominal tissue that someone is born with, and some people can actually have 10-pack abs.
LVdm TIL that before making “Team America,” Trey Parker and Matt Stone intended to make a shot-for-shot puppet parody of “The Day After Tomorrow.”
BrMWy TIL President John F. Kennedy played tight end at Harvard. His coach would later say "the most adept pass catcher was John Kennedy, but his lack of weight was a drawback.” During his sophomore season he suffered a spinal injury that was the start of his lifelong back problems.
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vp6x TIL Cashews are sold shell-less because they are a member of the same family as poison ivy and contain an oily chemical called urushiol, a strong irritant that can be fatal if ingested. Cashews are removed from the shells and roasted at high temperatures, steamed or boiled in oils.