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TIL that an ambulance was stationed outside a screening of The Human Centipede 2 as a joke, until a woman became so physically ill after viewing the film that actual paramedics were needed

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KEBw TIL When Chuck Palahniuk attempted to publish his second novel, Invisible Monsters, publishers rejected it for its disturbing content. This led him to work on his most famous novel, Fight Club, which he wrote as an attempt to disturb the publisher even more for rejecting him.
epZrE TIL Spongebob Squarepants is credited for creating wider awareness of Leif Erikson Day outside the Norwegian-American community
ne48Y TIL real wasabi is actually pretty rare, expensive, and loses flavor within 15 minutes, so most of the time it’s actually made from horseradish.
OG4Kg TIL the Republic of Benin existed for just seven hours on September 19, 1967, making it one of the shortest-lived states ever.
P1bZE TIL about Krystal Surles, a 10-year-old girl who survived getting her throat slit by serial killer Tommy Sells and was able to draw a sketch that allowed Sells to be identified and caught.