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TIL Mark Cuban offered Trump $1 million to a charity of Trump’s choosing if Trump shaved his head

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0dYwN TIL that during Khrushchev’s 1959 visit to the Mesla Machine Company steel plant in Pittsburgh, a worker named Kenneth Jackey handed him a cigar. Khrushchev didn’t smoke and in return, gave Jackey his wristwatch. Later, Jackey had the watch appraised for insurance and was told it was worth only $14.
OGE4g TIL that fighting off bad spirits is serious business in Romania, and they do it in the coolest way possible—with a bear dance! You guys... every December, people in Comănești wear intricate bear costumes and perform traditional dances to banish evil spirits and welcome in the new year!
Z8Odp TIL Arctic Shrews are solitary animals. One study showed that if you place two shrews in the same cage, one will be dead within days, even without showing any signs of injury