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TIL Ivan Mishukov, a Russian boy who was raised by a pack of dogs from age 4-6. His pack defended him from police 3 times before they tricked the pack and captured him.

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EgQXX TIL the longest boxing match ever was fought by Andy Bowen and Jack Burke on April 6, 1893. The 110 round contest would last 7 hours and 19 minutes and end after both fighters were unable to leave their corners. Burke broke all the bones in both of his hands and was bedridden for six weeks.
b9Oaa TIL of a sheep named Shrek, who hated getting his wool sheared. He escaped his enclosure and was on his own for 6 years. After being found and sheared his wool weighed 60 pounds, enough material to make 20 suits for men. All of his fleece was auctioned off to support medical charities for children.
VBKkD TIL at a minimum an estimated 11% of Adults aged 15 to 49 in South Africa have HIV/AIDS, with a high estimation of 23%.. approx. one in ten, to one in five people; respectively.
d8Gb9 TIL Roman Emperor Valerian was captured in battle by Persian Emperor Shapur I and what happened after is unknown. Stories include being a slave and footstool, being forced to swallow molten gold, being flayed and his skin taken as a prize, and building Caesar's Dam near Susa before being released.
78kyO TIL country singer and sausage magnate Jimmy Dean is buried beneath a 9 foot piano-shaped mausoleum with the epitaph, "Here Lies One Hell of a Man"