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TIL Eminem is a character in the Marvel universe

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QJ98p TIL that the statue of the Little Mermaid in Copenhagen has been decapitated twice, and there's a 7in deep cut on the neck from the third attempt. Its hand was cut off as well, and once someone tried to blow it up with explosives.
9y8r TIL that your femur is 65x stronger than concrete and more resilient than steel. It can withstand about a ton of stress before snapping
KOrEw TIL The World Mosquito Project scientists cultivate and release mosquitoes infected with a bacterium called Wolbachia. The bacterium is passed down to future generations. The bacterium appears to block mosquitos from transmitting arboviruses (dengue, chikungunya & yellow fever) & Zika
XY4R TIL New York City rioted for over a week in 1922 over when it was socially acceptable to wear a straw hat, similar incidents led to a man being killed in 1924
xoB1 TIL that four people have been estranged from the Phelps family (the one that heads the westboro baptist church). One of them, Nathan Phelps, considers himself an atheist and considers the WBC an organization for his father to “vent his rage and anger.” He now works to promote science and reason.