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TIL that Unicode uses elephants as a baseline comparison for cultural frequency when considering whether to add a new emoji

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N7NVM TIL the soviets built a chain of remote lighthouses along the arctic coast, each one powered by it's own miniature nuclear generator. In total 1007 of these generators were put in place, several of which remain unaccounted for.
R75dQ TIL that 'Cake Boss' Buddy Valastro Told Cops, 'You Can't Arrest Me! I'm the Cake Boss!'
YAaW TIL that the city of Vernon, Florida has been nicknamed “nub city” because so many residents have intentionally amputated limbs, disguising the injury as an accident, as a means of insurance fraud. One man had 25+ open insurance policies and collected over $1,000,000 after amputating his left foot
Egb0 TIL that Liam Neeson used to be a school teacher and punched a student in the face for pulling a knife on him.
p87R8 TIL in 2013 a quadriplegic man was awarded $8,000 for a lawsuit filed against Disney for an incident in which he was stuck on “It’s a Small World” for 30 minutes.