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TIL - lab cells cultured from a dead woman weigh more than her (over millions of tons)

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1ErP TIL of Kim Gwang Suk, a North Korean gymnast who competed at the Barcelona Olympics; her age was given as 17, but she was missing her front teeth and may have been as young as 10. Aside from an Olympic torch relay, her subsequent life and whereabouts are unknown.
VLoZ TIL that Superman was once bitten by Dracula. But because the Man of Steel is fueled by the sun, Dracula immediately exploded.
nXRd TIL Japanese engineers were asked to redesign the front end of the Bullet Train because it carried enough speed to create a sonic boom whenever it exited a tunnel. Residents could feel the blast from miles away.
yQp5X TIL "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" was first published in Japan because U.S. printers could not afford the holes and irregular pages.
OG9vX TIL the reputed founder of the Outlaws MC (the oldest outlaw biker club in the world) was killed in a shootout in the 1970's during a power struggle between a faction of members who preferred to drink beer and a faction who preferred to smoke marijuana.