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TIL that Jean Claude Van Damme’s first film role was simply titled “Gay Karate Man”

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9wYxp TIL the 'Log Cabin Presidents' were seven presidents symbolized to have had 'humble' origins by virtue of being born in a log cabin. The last of which was James Garfield who was assassinated after 200 days in office.
wjdY TIL the Gripsholm castle in Sweden has a stuffed lion on display that was gifted to king Fredrik I in the 18th century. The taxidermist in charge had never seen a lion. Hilarity ensues.
D18Np TIL that there is an iland whose administration alternates between France(1 August – 31 January) and Spain(1 February – 31 July) every 6 month. This is the only example in contemporary international relations of alternating sovereignty over the same territory.
4kV4X TIL that in 2019 a 73 y.o. patient died as a result of receiving a fecal transplant. Massachusetts General Hospital later confirmed that the donor's stool (poop) contained E.coli bacteria. Checks for E.coli had begun earlier in 2019 but were not applied to existing stool donations in frozen storage.