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TIL Thrift Shop was the first song since 1994 that reached number 1 on the Hot 100 chart without the support of a major record label

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OodZa TIL of Wayan Nyo, a 90 year old Philippino fisherman, who began cleaning trash out of the ocean after the filth ruined his ability to catch fish anymore. It is estimated he has removed 65,000 pieces of trash with the help of his canoe.
5lpD TIL a man renovated a three story hotel specifically to kill people. It included stairways to nowhere and a maze of over 100 windowless rooms. He killed as many as 200 people in it. The skeletons of his victims were sold to medical schools.
p81LG TIL professional clowns can patent their look by painting it on an egg.
yQRkJ TIL that more than 80% of amputees can still feel their missing limb for up to 3 years after amputation
P1Qmn TIL the 2011 Joplin, Missouri EF5 tornado caused numerous fatal fungal infections in people injured by debris.