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TIL: OJ Simpson’s father was a well known drag queen and died of aids in 1986.

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NZyQ TIL that kellogg’s claim that their cereal “improves kids’ cognitive functions by nearly 20%” was based on a study where the control group was given no breakfast, and the improvement was 11%
obAL TIL of Momcilo Gavric, a seven year old who joined the Serbian army during WW1 after his parents were killed by Austrian soldiers. His first assignment was to point out the positions of the soldiers who had killed his family the day before. He was promoted to Corporal and later to Lance Sergeant
jNRPp TIL that the little boy known as Batkid who “saved” San Francisco while battling leukemia in 2013 is now cancer free.
EJ5d TIL that The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife, a Japanese woodblock print, is considered one of the earliest examples of tentacle erotica, with this piece of art dating back to 1814.
GKA5 TIL that the UK Government used to employ “official explainers” who would tour parts of the country explaining legislation passed by Parliament.