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TIL at 22 Jim Carrey was the lead in a sitcom from 1984 called The Duck Factory

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wmAM TIL A decibel is one tenth of a bel, a seldom-used unit named in honor of Alexander Graham Bell.
a6oJ TIL Neanderthals used medicinal plants
0D7N TIL that during the Japanese invasion of China, two soldiers challenged each other to kill 100 people using only a sword. Since both surpassed 100 in the heat of battle without a clear winner, they decided to raise the challenge to 150 people.
neo4W TIL A house cat bit its owner in the middle of the night to alert the family for the house fire. The family got out in time with no injuries and the fire department confirmed the cat was partially responsible for the rescue, "Hero kitty"
LQy6Q TIL about Yi Seok, a pretender to the Korean throne and a grandson of the last Emporer. He advocates for a Korean constitutional monarchy and teaches history at Jeonju University