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TIL Joseph Stalin ordered the development of a half man half ape, the creature would be resilient to to pain beyond a normal man and would not care about the quality of food given. When Stalins top scientist failed to do so, he had him executed.

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wo6vP TIL the estimate for number of stars in the observable universe is not one per grain of sand on all the beaches in the world - astronomers estimate there are 10,000 stars for every grain of sand on every beach in the world.
7rwQX TIL British Admiral Horatio Nelson, commander-in-chief of the British fleet in the Mediterranean in 1804, then the largest naval force in existence suffered from seasickness ever since he joined the navy at the age of 12.
LQlEd TIL Joe Rogan was the host of Fear Factor
JY4E4 TIL that CJ Products, the producers of Pillow Pets, once hired private detectives to track down a warehouse where U.S. marshals seized 17,000 counterfeit pillows.
J1648 TIL tilefish were a very popular food in the US during the late 1800s. It was discovered by a sea captain and his crew who found it to be very tasty. Its popularity decreased after all tilefish were killed due to getting trapped in cold water. It took decades for tilefish to be caught again.