Reddit Facts 2/11

"Who needs school, when you've got the Internet?" said no one. Still, it's unlikely you'd run across these compelling factoids in your common textbook. Leave it to Reddit to mine the most interesting trivia from the depths of the web.

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This week's edition of Reddit Facts touches on Barbie, the nature of genius and a heroic brain surgeon.

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