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TIL Hunter S. Thompson shaved his head bald so he could refer to the Republican candidate as his “long-haired opponent” in the 1970 Pitken County, CO sheriff’s election. His opponent had a crew cut.

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6EW4w TIL Ivan Kharchenko was named a Hero of the Soviet Union and awarded an Order of Lenin and Gold Star for defusing more than 26,000 explosives during the battles of Stalingrad and Kiev. He continued his job until 1956, disarming 16,000 more munitions along the way, finally retiring in 1964.
Z8XYD TIL The largest Pyramid in the World is not in Egypt. It's actually located in Puebla, Mexico andis named the Great Pyramid of Cholula. It is an ancient Aztec temple with a base four times larger than Giza's, and nearly twice the volume. It's also hidden in a mountain.
Ljpv TIL that musician Moby’s real name is Richard. He calls himself ‘Moby’ after Moby Dick, which was written by his great-great-great-great uncle.
LK5Q TIL that the ‘falling sensation’ and jerk reflex felt before sleep may go back to our ancestors having to re-adjust themselves when sleeping in trees, so they didn’t fall out.
kpx7 TIL that during WWII, Ford profited from its factory in Germany. It used ppl from concentration camps to produce military vehicles for the Nazis. In 1945, the US gov paid Ford $1m for damage to the factory caused by Allied bombings. When Holocaust survivors later sued, Ford got the case dismissed.