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TIL that giant rats actually existed within the confines of human history and were almost exactly the same size as the Princess Bride’s ROUS’s.

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awn7M TIL in 1974, samples of canned food from an 1865 steamboat wreck were tested by the National Food Processors Association. Although appearance, smell and vitamin content had deteriorated, there was no trace of microbial growth and the 109-year-old food was determined to be still safe to eat.
6j9Y TIL that the name “Gorillaz” isn’t a pun, because a group of gorillas isn’t called a band, it’s called a troop.
yXo8 TIL in 1953 a newspaper boy was paid with a coin which he found to be hollow and contain a coded message. He gave it to authorities but the code could not be deciphered. Years later, a Russian spy in the U.S. defected and during his interrogation was shown the coin and code. The message was for him.
BQlk TIL that contrary to popular belief, King Mongkut of Siam’s proposed gift of elephants to Abraham Lincoln was not meant to be used to combat the Confederacy, but rather to create a feral pack of elephants in the US for future use.
Pdgw TIL There is a service called ‘Cleaning for a Reason’ that cleans the houses of cancer patients for free so they can focus on their health