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TIL King Zog of Albania survived 55 assasination attempts

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9YpaQ TIL Melanie Martinez had her home destroyed four times by Hurricane: Betsy (1965), Juan (1985), George (1998), and Katrina (2005). The reality TV show "Hideous Homes" gave her home a $20,000 remodeling, only to have it destroyed again by Hurricane Issac in 2012.
Lk6aV TIL that Bob Bergen, the actor who presently voices Porky Pig, has immense job security due to how difficult it is to nail the pig’s speech mannerisms. He had to study Mel Blanc’s speech patterns intensely to get the character just right.
MeM5b TIL since the onset of Colony Collapse Disorder in 2006, the number of US honeybee hives is at a 20-year high and US honey production is at a 10-year high
rNRQ1 TIL what causes old people smell. As our skin matures, its natural antioxidant protection declines resulting in greater oxidation of lipid acid. When lipid acid is oxidized, the chemical compound nonenal is produced, which gives off that old people smell.
m1wPP TIL During the Reformation, a knight named Hans von Hake asked Johann Tetzel to purchase an indulgence for a future sin. Tetzel sold Hake an indulgence for a future non-specific sin. Hake then ambushed, and robbed Johann Tetzel of all of his indulgence money.