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TIL the inventor of the frisbee was turned into a frisbee after his death

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v1NY4 TIL a retired American heart and lung surgeon has patented a scuba suit that would allow a human to breathe “liquid air”, like in the movie The Abyss. He has simulated 1000 foot dives with mammals and has decompressed them in less than half a second with no decompression sickness.
96jX TIL it’s said that when Napoleon claimed to have the power to destroy the Catholic Church, a cardinal responded, “Your majesty, we, the Catholic clergy, have done our best to destroy the church for the last 1,800 years. We have not succeeded, and neither will you.”
VBKD4 TIL the US Secret Service was founded on April 14 1865 and signed in to law by Abraham Lincoln only hours before he was assassinated.
LwVv TIL-55% of the world population has brown eyes, 5-8% has hazel eyes, 8% has blue eyes, 2% has green eyes, and small percentages have silver or amber eyes. Eye color is unique just like fingerprints.
0wDNA TIL that Chris Farley was originally recorded as the voice of Shrek. There is a video of some dialogue between Shrek and Donkey with some sketches.