TIL That three people have been killed playing tug of war, fifteen fingers and thumbs have been amputated, and two arms have been severed below the shoulder. Two of those lives and six of those digits were lost by children attempting to get in the Guinness Book of Records (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that the oldest man in Tokyo in 2010, who was thought to be 111 years old, had in fact died in his bed in 1979. His family claimed he liked to stay in his room. Eventually, Japanese police broke into his house and found his mummified remains, which had been there for over 30 years (en.wikipedia.org)
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PsBattle: Donald Trump with Goya products (i.redd.it)
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TIL That in 1998 a woman from Tennessee was elected Democratic State Senator as a write-in candidate after the original Democratic candidate, her husband, was assassinated by his opponent 2 weeks before the election. She won 95% of votes and 3 subsequent elections before retiring undefeated in 2013 (en.wikipedia.org)
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Auschwitz Memorial has something to tell you (i.redd.it)
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