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TIL that rap battles existed long before. “Flyting” was an insult battle practiced even in Medieval England’s courts.

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0wNm5 TIL Hawaii consumes more Spam per capita than any other state, with five cans eaten per person per year—about 7 million cans total
0dWPR TIL about Dr. Hwang Woo-suk: The Scientist Who Cloned a Dog and the Infamous Stem Cell Research Scandal, but No Success in Human Cloning
jNnjE TIL that MLK thought that the white moderate was the greatest stumbling block in the stride towards freedom
oBNVA TIL that Trey Parker and Matt Stone lost the Oscar for Best Song to Phil Collins in 1999. As a result they brutally satirized him in the episode “Timmy 2000.” They have him sing a parody of “You’ll Be In My Heart,” get booed off stage, and then had his Oscar shoved up his ass.
0waDN TIL A medieval French soldier climbed up a toilet into a besieged castle to let his army in. King John of England had specifically requested that toilet be installed for personal use during church services. The castle’s fall led to English loss of Normandy and the signing of the Magna Carta.