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TIL that in 2010 there was a ballot initiative in Washington to make the state seal include a tapeworm dressed in a three piece suit attached to the lower intestine of a taxpayer.

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5YO5B TIL James Harrison holds the record for 1000 blood plasma donations and has helped save more than 2 million babies, since his blood plasma, which contains an unusual antibody, was used to develop Anti-D injection that prevents the rhesus disease among new born babies.
GYvr1 TIL that while writing the popular 1990s song Friday I'm in Love, The Cure frontman Robert Smith became convinced that he stole the tune from somewhere, and was so paranoid that he called every person he knew and played the song for them, asking if they recognized it. It was, indeed, unique.
MnWK TIL Instead of Following Hitler’s Orders, the German 12th Army Decided to Evacuate as Many Soldiers and Civilians to Surrender to the West Instead of the East in the Closing Days of WW2
v1L7L TIL If you spell Bananas without the B it's the scientific name for pineapples
memx TIL Harambe means “all pull together” in Swahili, and is the official motto of Kenya