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TIL that Chinese newspaper cited The Onion naming the North Korean leader as the Sexiest Man Alive without realizing it was a joke

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0wB5L TIL John Edward Allen, who was hired by Ozzy Osbourne as a "personal dwarf" in 1981-83 and renamed by Ozzy as "Ronnie" to mock Ronnie James Dio, also acted in movies such as Blade Runner. He was hung on stage every night as part of the show. He died of an overdose at the age of 49.
nO0P TIL that mathematicians living in 16th Century Italy would have math duels to see who was the best. It would be so metal if math duels could still happen today.
ne4wb TIL that Gothic literature makes a distinction between “terror” and “horror.” Terror is the sense of dread and apprehension that precedes an experience, horror is the sense of revulsion after an experience.
NBnE TIL that Pharrell Williams and his partner Chad Hugo were responsible for producing 43% of the songs played on US radio in 2003. 10 years later Pharrell’s having a similar run.
78rb7 Today I learned that the world record for longest handshake is 43 hours and 35 minutes