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TIL Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO had the worlds largest ruby carved in to a turd on an ice cream cone.

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JkPV TIL there is a rare blood group known as ‘h/h’ or ‘Oh’ which was first discovered in 1952 at Bombay, India, hence christening another name ‘Bombay Blood Group’. This blood is so rare that only 4 in a million would have it globally; however, every 1 in 10,000 have it in Bombay.
bdoN TIL of Roy Benavidez. He volunteered to be dropped into a firefight against 1000 NVA to save his 12 man team, armed with only a knife. He was wounded 37 times in a 6hr battle, believed dead, and was placed in a body bag. He saved his mates, survived, and received the MoH.
WkAY9 TIL that Goldie Hawn kicked director Jonathan Demme out of the editing room on Swing Shift (1984) over concerns her performance was being overshadowed by actress Christine Lahti.
b9N00 TIL of Miriam Rodríguez Martínez, a mother whose daughter was kidnapped and murdered by the cartel, who took it upon herself to capture the men responsible one by one.
BrxBD TIL the first ever photocopier, the Xerox 914, caught fire so frequently that a “scorch eliminator”, asmall fire extinguisher, was provided with the copier.