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TIL adult diapers outsell baby diapers in Japan.

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4kaJa TIL that evolutionarily speaking, humans are not just related to monkeys, we are monkeys
wKW TIL tennis players’ grunts offer the grunter an advantage. Not because the noise is distracting, but because it covers up the sound the racket makes when it hits the ball, making it difficult to judge how hard it’s hit and with what spin the ball has.
ZpyPR TIL that Nicholas Pileggi, author of the book which was made into the movie Goodfellas, was also responsible for the movie Casino. Bonus fact - Pileggi originally intended to write another book that would lead to a film adaptation, but he was convinced by Martin Scorcese to do the opposite.
epEgg TIL that Dolly Parton wrote "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" on the same day. Both songs are now over 50 years old.
D1G6j TIL of the Buddhist concept of Anatta that states the non-existence of a permanent, unchanging Soul