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TIL: The creator of Doug stated that Skeeter was African-American

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e0DjJ TIL of Walter Summerford, who was struck by lightning in 1918, 1924, and 1930- each of those incidents separated by six years. He died in 1932, but in 1936 (six years after the last strike) lightning hit his gravestone one last time.
N19M TIL that Puyi, the last Emperor of China, spent his last years as a commoner in Beijing under the communist regime. On his first day of work as a street sweeper, he was lost and told passersby, “I’m Puyi, the last Emperor of the Qing dynasty. I’m staying with relatives and can’t find my way home.”
xVL4o TIL, Actor Steve Carell bought a small town general store because he wanted to preserve a piece of history that represents a gathering place and gives people a sense of community.
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mVQO TIL both dolphins and elephants have prehensile penises. In the case of the dolphin, this is sometimes used to grab divers by the ankle.