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TIL a small mass of land in the Pacific Ocean became the world's largest Navy base in WW2.

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0wWrL TIL a teen injected himself with mercury at least three times in an attempt to convert his bones to metal after seeing X-Men Origins: Wolverine. He also had intentional multiple spider bites in the past after wanting to become Spider-Man.
0wxlL TIL The bacteria that is responsible for the smell of blue cheese is the same one that is responsible for foot and other human body odours.
MEj7 TIL The actress who played Laurie on that 70’s show died in her sleep at a rehab facility from “multiple drug intoxication” in 2013
8Yja TIL Google’s tagline was “don’t be evil” until 2015, when corporate restructuring changed it to “do the right thing.”
VMYJ0 TIL of Magic the Miniature Therapy horse, who routinely visited hospital patients needing comfort. She visited one patient who had not spoken for three years; Upon seeing the horse, she said ‘Isn’t she beautiful?’ It caused the staff to break out in tears