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TIL of Saint Fiacre, the Patron Saint of Proctology and Hemorrhoid Sufferers

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okrR TIL that Reddit is the 55th most popular website on the Internet
d8mWB TIL in 1923, a dog named Bobbie was separated from his owners and lost. Six months later, Bobbie appeared on their doorstep mangy and scrawny with feet worn to the bone; he walked over 2500 miles (4000 km) of plains, desert and mountains an average of approximately 14 miles (23 km) per day.
xV6b0 TIL A father of five worked 23 years as a custodian for Boston College so all of his children could attend the university for free. They all graduated and together saved nearly $700,000 in tuition. =)
WkKWB TIL about 36-year-old man who consumed so much dish detergent that he expelled "citrus smelling" foam from his mouth and anus and went into organ failure.
loNvA TIL, Valerian Trifa was the archbishop of Detroit, Michigan that was discovered as an ex nazi who immigrated to the United States.