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TIL of an annual celebration in a town in Colorado called Frozen Dead Guy Days. It loosely celebrates the frozen body of a deceased Norwegian grandfather

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LkMvP TIL about "hysterical strength." Basically, when faced with a life-or-death situation, humans can harness more of their muscle strength than usual, to overcome the obstacle they're facing. This incredible feat is usually associated with people lifting cars to save someone.
90y7 TIL that a 51 year old Brazilian priest strapped himself on a chair with 1000 balloons. He got lost at sea and later died.
negb7 TIL that the first self help book was called Self-Help and was written by Dr. Samuel Smiles who coined the phrase "God helps those who help themselves."
l7nd5 TIL that plasma is the 4th state of matter,and that it is the most common state of matter,making 99% of the whole known universe.
yQWRe TIL about Blackie a cat later renamed Churchill after, Winston Churchill stooped to bid farewell to Blackie after the declaration of the Atlantic Charter on the HMS Princes Of Wales on 14 August 1941.