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TIL that Samsung has so many subsidiaries that it also makes guns, tanks, ships, medical equipment, insurance, clothes, cars, and the tallest building in the world.

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rRYwx TIL there is a living person still collecting a pension for Civil War service, though the war ended over 150 years ago.
oRAjK TIL Ryan Reynolds paid $10,000 of his own money for the right to wear a shirt with The Golden Girl’s Bea Arthur on it in Deadpool. The estate agreed for a donation in that amount to a charity of their choosing. Ryan paid it himself because he felt you couldn’t have Deadpool without Bea Arthur.
RQo9 TIL saying curse words when you’re in pain actually reduces your suffering. The psychologist who showed this said, “I would advise people, if they hurt themselves, to swear.”
o7pr TIL That spiked dog collars were invented in ancient Greece and were originally designed to protect dogs throats from wolf attacks.
BrDpk TIL When a robber attempted to snatch her mobile phone, he didn't know he was messing with Polyana Viana, a UFC boxer. She threw two timely punches and a charge at the robber. When he came down to earth, she locked his head and neck in a rear-naked choke and then settled him down in the same spot.