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TIL after half his face was blown off by a gun accident a man underwent the most extensive face transplant in history.

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O5n7 TIL that thanks to the transitive property of TV crossovers, Friends, Cheers, Seinfeld, MASH, and The Dick Van Dyke show all take place on the same universe
y1RX TIL A black cop infiltrated the KKK in 1978. He rose through the ranks to become the head of the local chapter. He was able to gather intelligence by pretending to be a white supremacist on the phone and other forms of correspondence. He sent a white officer in his place for any in-person meetings.
0weXp TIL Tom Marvolo Riddle's name had to be translated into 68 languages, while still being an anagram for "I am Lord Voldemort", or something of equal meaning.
6orl TIL Martin Luther, once said “I think these things [firearms] were invented by Satan himself, for they can’t be defended against with (ordinary) weapons and fists. All human strength vanishes when confronted with firearms. A man is dead before he sees what’s coming.”
Ljjd TIL that 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP), a potent weight loss drug that raises body temperature to burn more calories, was used by Russian soldiers in WWII to very effectively survive extreme cold. They could also use it as an explosive.