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TIL Italian-Americans Were the Victims in the Worst Lynching in American History

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lopd7 TIL In 1984 Marvel obtained the trademarks to "Hulk Hogan", "Hulkster", and "Hulkamania" for 20 years that required Hulk Hogan to pay royalties on merchandises and any matches he appeared in.
Mmk0 TIL Horror movie soundtracks sometimes include infrasound, which is sound below the range of human hearing. Even though we can’t hear it we can still feel it and it has been shown to induce anxiety, heart palpitations, and shivering.
NYje TIL the word “dude” was first used in the late 1800s as an insult towards young men who were overly concerned with keeping up with the latest fashions
0dNG5 TIL that there are 293 different ways to make change for a dollar
VBN04 TIL about the psychiatric disorder 'glass delusion! The disorder caused people to fear that they were made of glass and likely to shatter. It was recorded in Europe, mainly in the 15th to 17th centuries.