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TIL the famous Wayne Gretzky quote about "skating to where the puck is going to be, not where it's been" is actually misattributed to him. It was said by his father Walter Gretzky.

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NjRE TIL in 2001 a man wrestled a 7-foot bull shark to retrieve the severed arm of his nephew. After saving the boy the man dived back in, seized the shark and wrestled it to shore where a ranger shot it. The arm was pried from its gullet, put on ice, rushed to the hospital and successfully sewed back on
ROk7 TIL Johnny Appleseed planted apple trees in order to make booze for frontiersmen, as the type of apple he planted was almost inedible.
RNpQ TIL, at age 2, Mozart successfully identified a pig’s squeal as a G-sharp
MdGA TIL The current Guinness world record for the loudest burp is 109.9 dB, set by Paul Hunn in August 2009. This is louder than a jackhammer at a distance of 1 m.
MjJW TIL “Fuck Her Right In the Pussy” earned the phrase creator enough money to “completely able to get out of debt, buy a new car, buy a home and relocate to Orlando, Florida, and still have money left over.”