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TIL pupil size Is a marker of intelligence

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OomL1 TIL that actor Jim Belushi has taken up cannabis farming in Oregon
kO0y5 TIL Hello Kitty is the 2nd highest grossing media franchise of all time at $80 Billion, behind Pokemon ($95 Billion), beating out other franchises such as Star Wars, Marvel, and Mickey Mouse.
xV5g7 TIL Costco loses an estimated 30 to 40 million dollars annually by sticking to a $4.99 price point on rotisserie chicken in order to keep members happy and foot traffic high
DQ5wJ TIL that the videoclip for Despacito by Luis Fonsi has more views on YouTube than there are people in the world. It currently sits at 8.2 billion views and the estimated world population is about 8.1 billion people.
BvBx TIL the Wright Bros, after numerous incident-free tests, were poised to make their pitch for the Army airplane contract. With Lt. Thomas Selfridge as passenger, the plane crashed, injuring Orville and killing Selfridge, resulting in the first airplane fatality. They received the contract anyway.