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TIL Andre the Giant holds the world record for the largest number of beers consumed in a single sitting

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eBnD TIL Gregory Scarpa, Sr. despised African-Americans so much, that he refused to get blood from a blood bank following an ulcer. He ended up contracting HIV from another italian mobster who donated his blood to Scarpa.
j6ERQ TIL about the Dalma Culture, a Prehistoric Archaeological Culture of North-Western Iran dating back to the Fifth Millennium B.C. with their Settlement Patterns showing No Signs of Social Hierarchy
4VAb TIL: A species of mouse howls at the moon and eats scorpions!
jNykM TIL Model Henriette Yvois became 1 of 12 women from Titanic's 2nd class to die in the sinking. She was travelling with married film maker William Harbeck and they were mistaken by one passenger to be a married couple. Only Harbeck's body was recovered, found clutching Henriette's purse in his hand.
oRkRo TIL people typing “F” after its announced someone has died originated from Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare which was released a decade ago. The game has you press “F” to pay your respects to a coffin during a somber scene.