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TIL Enron renamed themselves EOG Resources and continue to operate today

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wo0oW TIL: Larries were shipping conspiracy theorists who believed Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson has a secret romance despite several public disavowals. Larries believe Tomlinson's baby was a doll which was now replaced by an actor. The group is used in academia as an example of harmful disinformation.
W7L4L TIL that upon the storming of the Bastille and the release of prisoners, the facility had held only seven men captive, not hundreds. Eight prisoners would have been freed but the Marquis de Sade had been released ten days earlier.
GAgE4 TIL While useful for those with dietary deficiencies, multivitamins offer no real benefit to the majority of the population. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force found no clear evidence that consuming multivitamins "made them healthier in any way."
OkPR TIL The nut that holds a helicopter’s main rotor in place is called the “Jesus nut”. The nut got its name because if it failed during the flight, the only thing left for the crew to do would be to “pray to Jesus”.
XEZL8 TIL The thief of America’s first bank robbery who stole the sum of $162,821, was caught because he deposited the money back into the same bank.