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TIL there is only one man named Oscar that has won an Oscar, Lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II

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DQYYD TIL, why my sunburns sting so bad. Some soothing gels for sunburns have lidocaine in it to help ease the pain of a burn. However, I am one if the rare few who is allergic to this. So don't be like me and learn the hardway that you can be allergic to lidocaine. Posting to hopefully save some pain.
JYJv8 TIL: Smithfield Foods, a farming company who owns over 500 farms across the US was sold to China in 2013
kO45e TIL Ben Affleck is banned for life from playing Blackjack at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas after being caught counting cards.
nW00Y TIL that the American Indian Wars only ended a 101 years ago in August 1924 with the conclusion of the Apache War and the granting of citizenship to all Amerindians in June 1924.
wLZ0J TIL that the story of how the Daddy Long Legs is one of the most venomous spiders in the world, but that it lacks big enough fangs to bite is false three times. It’s fangs are as long as a recluse, they lack venom, and they are Harvestmen, not even spiders.