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TIL that Mao Zedong’s great-grandson’s name is Mao Dongdong

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oRgZo TIL that some people are genetically gifted because they can sleep for as little as four hours without experiencing daytime sleepiness or any other issues as a result of sleep deprivation.
GY47j TIL Till Lindemann, lead singer of Rammstein, wanted a light put in his mouth for visual effects. His bandmate suggested he use a flesh colored wire and run it into his mouth from the outside. Lindemann refused, opting to have a surgical incision in his left cheek to directly feed it into his mouth
M7bLB TIL That the dot above an i or j is called a tittle.
VMYem TIL in 1977 Pradyumna Kumar Mahanandia, a poor Indian artist, rode a second-hand bicycle for 4 weeks and 3 days from New Delhi to Gothenburg in Sweden to meet his love Charlotte Von Schedvin because he didn’t have enough money. They married and have 2 children.
4v7o TIL the IRS has instructions for employees on how to collect taxes after a nuclear war