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TIL the Tupac “hologram” was actually just the same sixteenth century magic trick Disneyland has used in The Haunted Mansion for over 50 years.

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gMP44 TIL that in 1997, a Muslim group complained about a 60-year-old statue of Muhammad at the Supreme Court. Rather than take down the statue, its description was changed to say it is supposed to look like Muhammad but doesn’t.
9YjN7 TIL more than six billion different knot types have been identified by mathematicians and scientists since the 1800s.
kOoXW TIL Hormel's "Spam" is so popular in Hawaii it has debuted it's "Portugese Sausage", "Black Pepper", and "Teriyaki" flavors at the Waikiki Spam Jam, an annual Honolulu street festival devoted to spam. "Honey Spam", "Spam and Bacon", and "Hot and Spicy Spam" are only available in Hawaii.
d8BEK TIL when Alice in Chains frontman Layne Staley was found dead in his condo, he was so emaciated after years of heroin addiction and health issues that he only weighed 39kg. He died on the anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death
VMPVk TIL a VA man sued himself for $5m, claiming that he violated his own civil rights by committing crimes and being sent to prison. He asked the state to pay the $5m on his behalf since he was a ward of the state.