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TIL in the 1990s Donnie Yen (known for his roles in Ip Man, Star Wars and John Wick) and his girlfriend Joey Meng were leaving a club in Hong Kong when they were attacked by a group of men who had been bothering them earlier that night. Donnie hospitalized all 8 of them.

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eeVJ TIL that from 1787 through 1912, the US never went more than 15 years without adding a state. Then 47 years passed before Alaska joined the union and we are now in the longest period in US history without a state being added (54 years).
6E9AW The need to find fuel to generate energy is a profound drive within the biology of all living organisms: we all need food to survive. So it’s not surprising that our bodies have such a complex system to control food intake, driven by hormones.
eAwk TIL that when comedian legend, and profanity enthusiast, Lenny Bruce was being arrested a man from the audience protested. That man was arrested and thrown into the same patty wagon as Lenny Bruce. That young man’s name? George Carlin
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R7Nk4 TIL that Anna, Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740, forced Prince Golitsyn to marry an unattractive maid. The couple had to spend their wedding night in an ice palace with icy beds, despite it being extremely cold. Eventually, the maid traded a necklace for a coat from a guard, and they survived.