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TIL of "Mellified man", a medicinal substance created by steeping a human cadaver in honey that was apparently capable of healing broken limbs and other ailments.

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W7Q0Y TIL: that a town called Remote in the US state of Oregon is used as a placeholder for remote jobs in online job boards
LQWbZ TIL that Todd McFarlane, toy company tycoon and creator of the "Spawn" comic, once also directed a Grammy-winning music video for the nu metal band KoЯn.
ykxp TIL there are over 5000 companies over 200 years old, most located in Japan and Germany. The oldest in the world is Kongō Gumi, a construction company in Japan, which has been around since the year 578 AD.
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OoZe4 TIL the backstory of the woman behind the "woman yelling at cat" meme- Taylor Armstrong was on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and was upset with a costar for revealing on camera that Armstrong was being abused by her then husband