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TIL the state of Texas has over 450 ghost towns
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TIL that One of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages " Kom El Shoqafa Catacombs " was accidentally discovered in 1900 when a donkey was suddenly swallowed by the earth below.
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TIL that bulls have their testicles literally crushed to prevent them from mating and reduce their aggression. This improves the marbeling on the meat and the reduced aggression allows them to be turned into oxen for agricultural purposes.
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TIL Qian Zhijun, the Chinese “Little Fatty” that was photoshopped onto movie posters and other various images, eventually actually got into movies and advertisements as a result of the meme’s popularity.
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TIL The Muppet Show had a pilot called The Muppets: Sex and Violence in which The Muppets portray the seven deadly sins.
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TIL Abraham Lincoln, prior to becoming President, was an avid boater and traveled on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers where his boat often got stuck on sandbars. In 1849 Lincoln invented a method for Buoying Vessels Over Shoals, making him the first and only U.S. President to receive a patent.