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TIL of a man who would inject himself with snake venom in an effort to build up an immunity. He lived to be 100, survived 172 snakebites, and donated his blood to snakebite victims.

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VBApQ TIL that Micheal Jackson's "Billy Jean" was inspired by multiple women claiming to have children from his brothers while he was in the Jackson 5, as well as one who sent Micheal a handgun and a time to commit suicide so he would die at the same time as her and her son she claimed to be his.
N7wJb TIL in 2008 Prince Charles paid a nearly 400 years old debt of £453.15, made by King Charles II, who did not have enough money for the clothes of his soldiers, before the last battle of the British civil war.
rNLV4 TIL that in 2002, two planes crashed into each other above a German town due to erroneous air traffic instructions, killing all passengers and crew. Then in 2004, a man who'd lost his family in the accident went to the home of the responsible air traffic controller and stabbed him to death.
kOab1 TIL about the Rhinoceros Party of Canada who, if elected, promised to "Promote higher education by building taller schools", "Repeal the law of gravity", and "Take Canada off the gold standard, opting instead to use a snow standard to boost the economy".
0dr9M TIL a New Jersey man bought a $5 bottle of orange juice from Shoprite; his wife said it was too expensive and sent him back to return it, because it was on sale for $2.50 elsewhere. He then decided to buy 2 lottery tickets with the cash refunded from the OJ; he won $315.3 million.