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TIL That Muhamed Ali once convinced Saddam Hussein to free 15 hostages

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yV898 TIL that Son Heung Min (Heung Min Son) makes a cameo in the new Spider-Man movie
D1Emr TIL that some species of turtle can breathe through their butt. When hibernating under ice-covered water, the turtles cannot come up to breathe. Since their metabolism is so slow in winter, they don't need much oxygen, so they are able to obtain it by sucking water into the cloaca.
QJ4Qa TIL in 1956 writer Harper Lee received an envelope from family and friends with a year’s salary in it. it read “you have one year off from your job to write whatever you want. Merry Christmas.” She wrote to Kill a Mockingbird which won the Pulitzer Prize and sold over 30 million copies worldwide.
GYGdj Til about blue java bananas that can survive the harshest of weathers and taste like vanilla ice cream.
DQYmg TIL That Elvis Presley's manager sold "I Hate Elvis" badges as a way to make money from people who weren't buying Elvis merchandise