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TIL more than a third of divorce filings contained the word Facebook

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0ddXv TIL in France it is illegal to disinherit one’s children, meaning that a particular share of the deceased’s estate is legally required to be kept for their children, or for their spouse if they had no children
awLZM TIL A man complained of symptoms and admitted to taking VitD supplement purported to contain 1600 IU. Analysis revealed that each capsule contained a significantly higher amount (186,400 IU). An error in labeling made the patient consume 10 capsules p/d thus consuming 1,864,000 IU daily for 2 months
oRmLK TIL Tom Cruise auditioned for Grease 2 (1982) but was turned down because of his height. Executives said "he's too short to make it in Hollywood"
W7rwN TIL that Lou Bega is from Munich, Germany.
Owla TIL that Boston police confused an LED display, with a picture of a cartoon character on it, for a bomb in 2007. This caused the Boston police to shut down part of a highway, part of the public transportation system, and costing $2M worth of “havoc in the city”