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TIL Mike Tyson has tattoos of Mao Zedong and Che Guevara

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A40d TIL that in the 1880s, a man tried to make a living by jumping off bridges to gain fame and recognition. After he died penniless jumping off a low bridge on a drunken bet, his mother was quoted as saying: “I told him that jumping off bridges was a poor way of earning a living.”
8eNn4 TIL The Department of Energy sells rare isotopes online
Y9VP TIL Los Angeles consumes the same amount of water today as it did in 1970, with 1 million more residents. The city consumes approximately 123 gallons per capita, per day, which is the best in the entire nation.
YpdE7 TIL that Toyota built a monster truck version of its Sienna minivan and dubbed it a UUV (Ultimate Utility Vehicle).
R5Ngj TIL that Marilyn Monroe spent most of her childhood in foster homes and orphanages until age 16 when, upon being faced with being returned to an orphanage, she chose to get married to her neighbour's 21 year old son, drop out of school, and become a housewife.