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TIL that Ol' Dirty Bastard of the Wu Tang Clan has a 90-page FBI file that includes A shootout with the NYPD, drug dealing, illegal possession of body armor, and connections to 3 different murders.

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Qn9E TIL the band Dinosaur Jr. added the “Jr.” only after being sued by 80’s Bay-Area supergroup Dinosaur.
1a8Jd TIL wood frogs are the only frogs that live north of the Arctic circle. Their deep-freeze period can extend up to 8 months a year, making them among the longest hibernators of any vertebrate. Wood frogs are able to survive long harsh winters owing to a buildup of glucose and urea in their systems.
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Ajew Til that young people born to rich families who don’t go to college are 2.5 times more likely to end up in the richest quartile than young people born to poor families who do go college
YWPr TIL James Madison was our smallest president. He was 5’ 4" (163 cm) and never weighed more that 100 pounds