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TIL about Angus MacCaskill. Guinness Book of World Records stated he was the strongest man who ever lived, tallest non-pathological giant in recorded history, largest true giant to ever have lived, and the man with the largest chest measurements of any non-obese man.

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oBE7r TIL the role of Jake Ryan in Sixteen Candles was nearly played by Viggo Mortensen. Molly Ringwald recalled flying to New York to perform the final Jake/cake scene with potential male leads. “Michael Shoeffling did not kiss me during the audition, Viggo Mortensen did...He made me weak in the knees."
loQdK TIL Sayre's Law, which has been variously formulated as, "academic politics is the most vicious and bitter form of politics because the stakes are so low" and "competition in academia is so vicious because the stakes are so small".
D1JwD TIL the cracks in the sidewalk are added to allow flexibility for thermal expansion
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