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TIL a man was snorkeling off the coast of South Africa when an enormous Bryde's whale scooped him up in his mouth headfirst. The man felt pressure on his body but soon realized he was too big for the whale to swallow him whole which was "kind of an instant relief." The whale spat him out unharmed.

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5YlgQ TIL of the "Blood Quran" a Quran that was written in the blood of Saddam Hussein. The book is a problem for Islamic scholars because they can't agree over what should be done with it. It's a sin to write the Quran in blood but it's also a sin to destroy copies of the Quran. They're stumped.
KYvR6 TIL there's a guy named "Innocent" currently on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.
nDbY TIL That the socially awkward penguin meme is copyrighted by Getty and they charge up to 900 dollars for a single use
ADA0B TIL of "The Game of the Century" where 13 year old Bobby Fischer went up against previous US Open Champion and ended up winning by sacrificing his queen
wkmo TIL Danish comedian Jacob Haugaard who promised more Nutella to army field rations, less sex in school staff rooms, more tail winds on bicycle lines etc. was elected to the Parliament of Denmark in 1994. During his mandate he often had the deciding vote in a hung parliament.