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TIL: The millions of dead skin cells your body gives off every day turn into the dust that resides on the floors of your house.

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AOpx TIL that a man once took a photograph on the exact moment he was assassinated. Thus accidentally capturing his assassin on camera.
nWJdG TIL that KFC commissioned this painting for a man who figured out that the KFC twitter account only follows 11 accounts… all of which are a combination of Herbs and Spices
nWJOb TIL German actor Klaus Kinski was so difficult to work with filming the 1986 movie "Crawlspace" the director later made a short documentary called "Please Kill Mr. Kinski" about the whole mess, claiming Kinski received death threats from the crew and producers over his antics on set.
lo6JN TIL Wilma Rudolph had polio as an infant and was unable to walk properly until she was 11. For several years, her family had to massage her legs four times a day, and she had to wear a metal brace. In 1960, she became the first American woman to win three gold medals in an Olympic event.
7reEP TIL of Peter Conover Hains, who is the only Civil War veteran to also serve in World War I