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TIL That Johnny Knoxville has to use a catheter twice a day as a result of a stunt gone wrong

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rB9W TIL that since 1912, many impractical ideas have been suggested to recover the wreckage of the RMS Titanic, including filling the wreck with ping-pong balls, injecting her with 180,000 tons of Vaseline, or using liquid nitrogen to turn her into a giant iceberg that would float back to the surface.
1a9wV TIL a guy in 19th Century China managed to convince over 30 million people he was Jesus Christ's brother, and attempted to rebel against the Chinese Government, starting one of the bloodiest civil wars in human history
vP8gL TIL that Eminem was offered the lead role in the film "Elysium" but reportedly turned it down, leading director to instead cast Matt Damon.
VBGmD TIL That 40000 hats and 20000 sunglasses are lost at Disneyland every year.
OG6r1 TIL that Lincoln Logs were invented by Frank Lloyd Wright’s son John, utilizing a stacking technique used by the two men during their joint design of a Japanese earthquake-proof hotel. After Frank fell out with his son and refused to pay him for his work, John patented the technique as retaliation.