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TIL that gram for gram, chocolate frosting is more nutritious than Nutella.

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0wnB1 TIL Alexander Selkirk, the bases for Robinson Crusoe survived 4 years on an island where nightly he was attacked by rats but solved this by domesticating feral cats. One day he fell off a cliff hunting goats and landed on his prey, sparing him a broken back.
6El4X TIL one day after the sudden death of MLB pitcher Jose Fernandez, the Marlins all wore his jersey and even hit a home run after his field tribute. This is considered by many to be one of the most emotional moments in baseball history.
xeG1 TIL that John Lennon beat his wife and emotionally abused his son.
GLL5 TIL that each letter in the English alphabet has an official word spelling out the letter. For example, “H” is spelled “aitch” and “Y” is spelled “wye”.
XE8e6 TIL of 16th century Korean Admiral Yi Sun-Sin. Although having no prior naval experience, he was undefeated at sea and never lost a single ship. In his most famous battle he commanded 13 ships against the Japanese's 330 and won, all whilst recovering from having been recently tortured.