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TIL Joseph Stalin tried to have John Wayne assassinated.

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XoaP TIL a person infected with toxoplasmosis is more than twice as likely to be in a car accident—attributed to the parasite’s tendency to reduce reaction time—and has a higher than normal risk of schizophrenia and suicide
nNAb TIL Archaeologists found the other half of the Mayan calendar in May
yVjR8 TIL it is not safe to drink coyote pee
Wlo4 TIL that the first confirmed “high five” was between LA Dodger teammates Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke on Oct 2, 1977. After Baker hit his 30th homerun of season, Burke met him at home plate with his hand held high over his head and Baker smacked it, later saying “It seemed like the thing to do.”
m1GeM TIL there was a UFO battle above Nuremberg in 1561