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TIL Walmart is not allowed in NYC, but Target is

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Wnp4 TIL a man with severe OCD and a phobia of germs attempted to commit suicide at the age of 19 via a gunshot wound to the head. Instead of killing him, the bullet eliminated his mental illness without any other brain damage.
awZx9 TIL Barney Martin (Jerry's dad on "Seinfeld") was an NYPD officer for twenty years. During his tenure he got his start in comedy.
OKJ7 TIL When a giant Asian hornet enters a Japanese honeybee’s hive, hundreds of bees emerge to form a violently-vibrating ball around it; the frenzy increases CO2 levels & the temperature to 115°F, which together are lethal to the hornet but not to the bees which can withstand up to 122°F.
BrnAd TIL that rather than 'We're not going to take it, anymore,' Twisted Sister sings 'Huevos con aceite y limón' ('Eggs with oil and lemon') when performing to the song to latin American audiences.
816L TIL that there’s a town in Pennsylvania which has a coal mine burning underneath it for the last 50 years. Everybody moved out except 9 people, and the fire is expected to go on another 250 years.