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TIL Zach Galifianakis once asked the grand wizard of the KKK if he’d ever seen Big Momma’s House 3.

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VBADQ TIL Gaetan Dugas, supposed "Patient Zero" of the US AIDS epidemic, wasn't that, according to a 2016 genetic study. The "0" was originally letter "O" for "Out of California" in a 1984 study, and because he was more helpful in naming partners, there was likely also "ascertainment bias" in blaming him.
4GQg TIL that in 1361, Peter I of Portugal captured assassins who had decapitated his wife, and publicly executed them by ripping out their hearts with his own hands.
E10bo TIL that pizza boxes are only recycleable if the grease and oil stained portions are removed; otherwise, the oily contaminants ruin the entire batch of paper fibers.
yl4V TIL chewing gum is primarily made of rubber and plastic.
loEEK TIL Japan created a fire alarm for deaf people. This device works by spraying vaporized wasabi into the air.