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TIL that we discovered the Loch Ness Monster was a hoax because of a chance deathbed confession In 1994. Marmaduke did it to get petty revenge on the Daily Mail for ridiculing him. He faked the famous photo using playdough and a toy submarine.

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ONrg TIL in the 1936 Olympics, promoted by Hitler to prove that whites are superior, Peru beat Austria 4-2 on soccer, even though they had 3 other goals nullified. Later, the Olympic Comitee nullified the match and scheduled a rematch, to be taken under close grounds. Peru withdrew from the Olympics
nW7kG TIL that despite a large British advantage in numbers and experience, Americans defeated the British at New Orleans in 2 hours with a loss of 65 sailors, the British lost 2000.
yV7MX TIL 1/3 of reproductive age women are iron deficient
PQyG TIL that Pumpernickle Bread means Devil’s Fart
697KX TIL chessboxing is a thing