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TIL that some “scientists” in the 1800’s believed Irish immigrants were ape-like, dog-like, and racially primitive.

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E5Gx TIL that the Guinness World Records stopped recording heaviest pets to discourage deliberate overfeeding.
mxyrY TIL Soviet gymnast Elena Mukhina, widely touted as the next great gymnastics star until 1979. Her coach rushed her recovery from an injury and pressured her to perform a dangerous move (the Thomas salto), which caused her to break her neck, leaving her a lifelong quadriplegic. She died at 46 in 2006
e0ZZ4 TIL One of Whoopi Goldberg’s first jobs was as a mortuary beautician.
4kPaR TIL ‘Police Academy’ writer, Neal Israel, was once married to ‘Clueless’ director, Amy Heckerling, and they had a daughter named Molly. After DNA testing, it turns out Molly’s father was actually ‘Ghostbusters’ legend, Harold Ramis.
grnNA TIL in 1795 Samuel Adams and Paul Revere buried a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Massachusetts State House. It was discovered in 1855 added to and reburied, in 2014 it was rediscovered added to and buried again.