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TIL that BMI was invented by a French "mathematician" - not a physician - who hoped it would be used as the basis for eugnenics

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4kRmb TIL that the President of Seychelles is an Anglican priest
BrYPr TIL that the 1989 rap album: As Nasty As They Wanna Be, resulted in a court case where the federal government wanted to censor the music on the album due to its obscenity, had they won, the precedent set would have made Hip-Hop artists lose the right to their freedom of speech.
nenVG TIL that an orphanage in mid-1700s London was able to successfully reunite parents with their children by logging keepsakes, and scraps of material kept by the mother
d8bZd TIL doctors declared Velma Thomas dead as her heart stopped beating and she had no brain waves for 17 hrs. Her family said goodbye and left her at the hospital to make funeral plans. Medical staff took her off life support and while removing her tubes, she suddenly came back to life.
A9Ll TIL that a Swedish supermarket chain have been airing a series of soap opera inspired commercials on national TV for 12 years. The story is about a group of people who work at a supermarket and the “show” consists of over 360 episodes.