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TIL That more than half the PhD's in the United States are fake, totaling up to 50,000 fake PhD's every year, along with 3,300 unrecognized and fake universities in the world.

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b6nmQ TIL in 2009, Bob Dylan was detained in New Jersey after he wandered into the yard of a home that had a "For Sale" sign on it. Not recognizing Bob Dylan, the home's occupants became spooked by his appearance, and called 911. He was then taken to his tour bus where he had to verify his identity.
ADOw7 TIL Elvis Presley actually died from an autoimmune disorder caused from multiple traumatic brain injuries
x9ak TIL that there is a place in America called The Heart Attack Grill. After you order your ‘Triple Bypass Burger’, they dress you in a hospital gown and wheel you to your seat in a wheel chair. If you don’t finish your meal you get paddled by hot nurses. Customers +160kg eat for free.
xVyD7 TIL Jeff Goldblum was almost the voice of Siri.
4XAEo TIL Why paper cuts are so painful is b/c at a microscopic level, paper is actually quite rough. A knife makes a straight cut, but paper acts like a saw blade and does more damage to cells and nerve endings. Paper also leaves behind tiny fibres and chemical residues, irritating the wound even more.