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TIL the strongest pound for pound organism on earth is the gonorrhoea bacterium. Capable of pulling 100,000 times it own weight!

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Wkv9Y TIL in 1821, a British ship shipwrecked on Inaccessible Island, part of the most remote island group in the world. For over 4 months the passengers survived on wild celery and animals and built a boat. The 1st boat failed, but they built another and sailed to South Africa. Only 8 of the 54 died.
v1xAR TIL the world’s poorest man is Jerome Kerviel. He is $6.3 billion dollars in debt after placing over $59 billion in mostly illegal trades at a bank he once worked for in France.
WkJjL TIL In 2014, black taxi cab drivers brought parts of London to a standstill, protesting against Uber. This led to an 850% increase in downloads of Uber.
8e9Y4 TIL The characteristics of a newborn with cri du chat syndrome, a rare genetic disorder, include a high-pitched cry, a small head and a flattened bridge of the nose. There is no cure
wlnM TIL: President Andrew Jackson was involved in as many as 100 duels. He was shot in the chest in 1806 and took a bullet in the arm in a bar fight with Missouri Sen. Thomas Hart Benton in 1813. Most were to defend his wife’s honor.