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TIL that in in Zimbabwe, inflation had risen so high in 2008 that ATMs for one major bank gave a "data overflow error" and stopped customers' attempt to withdraw money because it had too many zeroes

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awOoL TIL 3.6. million Japanese celebrate Christmas the “traditional Western way” by eating KFC. The demand is so high that getting the KFC special Christmas dinner requires ordering it weeks in advance.
e0veb TIL of the primordial pouch: a skin flap on the stomach area of some cat breeds which appears regardless of weight; it helps to store energy when a cat goes a long period in between meals, and to protect vital organs when involved in fights.
OXee TIL people used to download games from the radio frequencies. Radio Belgrade broadcasted about 150 games
0wBoL TIL the armonica which Benjamin Franklin invented in 1761 (and some believed caused madness) owes its disorienting sound due to the way we perceive and locate sound. Above 4khz we use loudness for location. Below 1khz we use phase differences. The armonica (1-4khz) is in a range the brain is unsure.
KyRw TIL Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club was initially published as a 7-page short story – which exists as chapter 6 in the eventual novel.