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TIL Snoop Dogg was excommunicated by the Rastafari Council after his attempt to rebrand as Rastafarian "Snoop Lion"

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R5xZ8 TIL that lobsters can discard their limbs in a process called "reflex amputation": new limbs then grow to replace them.
gMGZL TIL Seniors with dementia often think that dark areas of the floor are holes and won’t walk over them.
XElNX TIL of Bernarr MacFadden (1868 to 1955) a famous publisher who helped popularize body building and urged people to enjoy sex and to avoid processed foods and "pill-pushers".
m1pRM TIL local Cretan resistance in WWII was so great that civilians would attack Axis paratroopers as they were landing with knives, axes, scythes and even their bare hands.
7rVOr TIL Mr. Miyagi was a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. He was part of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team historically one of the most highly decorated regiments in WW2. There is a scene where Daniel picks it up out of a box after he puts a drunk Mr. Miyagi to bed.