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TIL the 1000 year old body of a Buddhist monk was discovered inside an ancient statue of Buddha

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j64dv TIL, Paul Stanley of rock band KISS was born half deaf with Level 3 Microtia, leaving him without an ear canal in his right ear.
P1V4G TIL In 1986 Alain Prost ran out of petrol on the last lap of the German Grand Prix, as he was fighting to retain his 1985 Championship win, he got out and tried to push the car to the finish line.
YpVgG TIL that styes, which are infections on or under the eyelid, exist. They manifest in the form of a tender little red bump, similar to a pimple. They go away naturally and popping them is not recommended.
X09LX TIL that cochlear implants are controversial in the Deaf community, many of whom believe that deafness is not something that needs to be cured, and that giving implants to deaf children without teaching them sign language is a form of cultural genocide
eWR4 TIL that the Rhinoceros Party of Canada, a satirical, federally registered political party in Canada, received 1.01% of the popular vote in the 1980 federal election campaigning to repeal the law of gravity and provide higher education by building taller schools, among other promises.