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loRB7 TIL Roy Cleveland Sullivan, nicknamed the "Human Lighting Rod," was struck by lightening on 7 different occasion between 1942 and 1977 and survived every strike
W76bN TIL The line, "There'll be scary ghost stories" in the song It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year referred to a Victorian era practice of telling ghost stories at Christmas.
yLA8 TIL that the United States consumes over 90% of the world’s stimulant drugs, and that there has been a 700% increase in the use of these drugs since 1990.
ODog TIL that Peanut Butter Is The Key To A Simple Test For Alzheimer’s. If patients had difficulty smelling peanut butter in one nostril over the other, they most likely had the disease
ep5A6 TIL the ATU Index is a system used to classify folktale types within Folklore Studies. For example, tale types 400–424 all feature brides or wives as the primary protagonist, for instance The Quest for a Lost Bride (400) or the Animal Bride (402).