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TIL Manny Pacquiao once sold doughnuts on the streets after running away from home because his dad ate his dog.

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0w1py TIL Nakam was a group of about fifty Holocaust survivors who, in 1945, sought to kill Germans and Nazis in revenge for the murder of 6 million Jews during the Holocaust. Led by Abba Kovner, the group sought to kill 6 million Germans in a form of indiscriminate revenge, "a nation for a nation".
9YyD6 TIL about Atomic Vets that were soldiers secretly exposed to nuclear weapons by the US during the cold war
EQ6p TIL Over the whole Twilight saga, there are over 24 minutes of just staring.
wM7M TIL that the Vikings were considered overly concerned with cleanliness for bathing once a week.
xVGBD TIL King Richard the Lionheart (of Robin Hood fame) was a Norman who spoke French, ruled from France, and spent only 6 months of his 10 year reign in England.