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TIL The biggest chicken nugget ever made weighed 51 pounds and was 3.25 feet long x 2 feet wide

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mexv TIL Project Fat Fucker was a CIA plot to overthrow King Farouk of Egypt, to replace his British-aligned monarchy. Masterminded by CIA Director Allen Dulles, a coup d'état came to fruition on 23 July 1952.
Lk9Vv TIL the main reason birds have hollow bones isn't to make them lighter. It's extra lung so they can breathe better.
PY8yn TIL the police did not provide a suspect with a lawyer, because they thought "give me a lawyer, dawg" meant he wanted a "lawyer dog".
Jxb8 TIL that Bubbles, Michael Jackson’s pet chimpanzee, attempted suicide after being removed from Neverland Ranch for being too aggressive.
XyLD TIL that curly hair is curly because the hair follicle it grows from is oval and straight hair is straight because the hair follicle it grows from is round. Straight hair is like a straw (except tinier) and curly hair is like a slightly squeezed tip of a straw.