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TIL Despite being high in fat and calories, peanuts do not appear to contribute to weight gain. In fact, observational studies have shown that peanut consumption may help maintain a healthy weight and reduce your risk of obesity

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xvAo TIL the University of Oregon plagiarized the section on plagiarism in its student handbook from the section on plagiarism in Stanford’s teaching handbook.
4k9Ga TIL According to an archival study on hurricane deaths in the US between 1950 and 2012, hurricanes with feminine names tend to kill more people. This is because they're perceived as being not as dangerous as hurricanes with masculine names, leading to lower preparedness.
W194 TIL The cost of college textbooks has risen 812% in the past 30 years—that’s more than healthcare costs, housing prices, and college tuitions, all of which have risen faster than the rate of inflation.
Ej57 TIL that 2 people in Greenland died of botulism after eating poorly prepared Kiviak, a delicacy in which a seal is stuffed full of birds then left to ferment. The family of the first victim - not knowing that the meal caused his death - served it at his funeral, leading to the death of his daughter.
4Ge6 TIL Final Fantasy was not named before the publisher, Square, goes bankrupt. Sakaguchi wanted to name it Fighting Fantasy but the name clashed with another title. Wanting to retain the abbreviation FF, as it sounds pleasing to the Japanese pronounced as “efu efu,” he named it Final Fantasy instead.