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TIL Burger King had a promo where if you deleted 10 Facebook friends you’d receive a free Whopper.

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LQdYP TIL a Costa Rican fisherman once nursed a crocodile back to health after it was shot in the head. The reptile, named 'Pocho', was released back into the wild but followed the man home and slept on his porch. For the next 20 years, Pocho became a part of the man's family.
5mDB TIL on the final day of the O.J. Simpson murder trial, during the announcement of the verdict, Dominos Pizza reported receiving no orders for 5 straight minutes nationwide.
8e9xV TIL that in the 20th century, native New Guineans were devastated by an incurable fatal degenerative brain disease called Kuru, "the shaking death." It was caused by eating cooked brain tissue during ritual cannibalism. Victims also laughed uncontrollably.
kJB64 TIL William Banting, an undertaker, popularized the first high protein/low carb diet in 1864 by publishing 'Letter on Corpulence'. Previously he tried to lose weight by eating potatoes, bread, butter, beer, milk, and sugar. 'Banting' is used to describe this diet and still in use.
nkNd TIL the Olympic event that could have been: in the 1908 Summer Games, pistol dueling was a sport. Contestants used wax bullets and metal masks for safety.