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TIL Oprah Winfrey's birth name is Orpah

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Vr7p TIL male penguins have been observed having sex with other male penguins, having sex with dead penguins and having sex with unwilling female penguins. When this was discovered in 1912, it was considered too lewd to publish.
neE0b TIL Tom Dickson, the "Will it Blend?" guy, had his blender jar design ripped off by Vita-Mix. He took them to Federal court, won, and was eventually awarded $24M
pYy5O TIL two of the tallest people alive in 1871 married, martin van buren bates, and Anna Haining (the prior measuring 7 foot 9 inches, weighing 475 pounds, the latter being 7 foot 11, 212 pounds) and had two still born children, both being far more giant than babies even on the larger end of the scale
9o8p TIL abolitionist Harriet Tubman was known to hold a gun to slave’s heads if they tried to escape during one of her rescues. When asked if she’d ever shoot a slave, Tubman responded, “"Yes, if he was weak enough to give out…”
rNAlo TIL Titanic’s Tender (Ship to Shore Ferry), SS Nomadic is the only surviving White Star Line Ship; it has been restored to its original livery (ship’s paint scheme) and serves as a museum.