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TIL Horses can't throw up. If they need to throw up, they'll die.

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R7xa4 TIL of a place in the Philippines as the site of one of the bloodiest public reenactments of the Passion during Holy Week, particularly on Good Friday. Residents of the area have long claimed that the ancient local image of the Crucified Christ has miraculous healing powers.
x8N0 TIL that in 1940, the Germans conquered Denmark so quickly, the Danes didn’t have time to formally declare war against them. They surrendered after 2 hours
PY4We TIL that the WW2 weapon the Bazooka was referred to as such because of its resemblance to the instrument played by 1930s Comedian Bob Burns.
JbY4 TIL black pepper is actually a fruit
v105R TIL Joel Strasser holds the world record for most toothpicks in a beard: 3,500. He also broke the record for most chopsticks (520), baubles (302), forks (121), and golf tees (607) in a beard