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TIL Carlos Mencia is not Mexican, and his first name is Ned.

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PYAmg TIL that Colonel Sanders was highly critical of KFC, calling it "a damn fried doughball stuck on some chicken" and "God-damned slop," while denouncing the gravy as "horrible." At times he'd surprise enter a KFC and throw the food on the floor if in disgust.
M7oaK TIL about a two billion-year-old naturally occuring U235 nuclear reactor in Gabon, where unique geological conditions created a sustained nuclear reactor for 100,000 years
dDxMZ TIL a sheepdog named Casper fought for over 30 minutes against 11 coyotes who were threatening his flock, killed 8 of them, and survived with a severe neck wound and a missing tail.
NXveE TIL on a beach in 2004 10-yr-old Tilly Smith recognized the signs in the ocean that a tsunami was minutes away because she had studied it 2 weeks before in school. She told a hotel chef who recognized the word tsunami & helped evacuate the area. Her actions are believed to have saved about 100 lives
n7bG TIL that you cannot work in Antarctica unless your wisdom teeth and appendix are removed