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TIL that people with a certain type of dwarfism are genetically protected against getting diabetes and cancer

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wL4DW TIL of Raoul Wallenberg who is believed to have saved over 100 000 Hungarian Jews during WW2 by faking passports, and was never seen again after disappearing at the end of the war. Most likely died in a Moscow prison 1947.
rNYb4 TIL that Cee Lo Green sang backup vocals on TLC’s 1995 hit single “Waterfalls.” Cee Lo had just signed with the group’s record label, and joined in after hearing the recording session from a neighboring room in the studio.
yQKJ TIL Elvis Presley recorded over 600 songs during his lifetime, but he didn’t write any of them.
ep06E TIL that the Dutch government paid over $160.000 for a squirrel bridge that has been used by 11 squirrels in the first 4 years. Last year squirrels used it 263 times. The 10 year average for a crossing is $516.
5DQQ TIL the cousin of the “ Internet Bully Hero”, that slams a kid on the floor at school for bullying him, committed suicide. Because of bullying.