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TIL Zubaz, the popular 1990's zebra-stripe pattern pants, were originally designed for hardcore weightlifters that couldn’t find pants or shorts that comfortably fit their massive thighs

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OKQ1 TIL the first man to swim the length of Great Britain grew a beard to stop jellyfish stinging his face
v5Er TIL of Food For The Poor, a charity organization who gives over 95% of their proceeds to the poor, who’s CEO’s name is Robin Mahfood.
W7yVB TIL about De Defectibus, a set of instructions about what to do in case anything goes wrong during the Sacrement of the Eucharist, including if rats steal the bread used or if the priest dies during mass.
Y6lW TIL of a former policeman who rewrote the fine print on his credit card contract to include unlimited credit and no interest, and got the bank to sign on it. The bank claimed they didn’t read the contract but the court held that the amended contract to be legally binding and he won the case.
9arX TIL men had to swim nude in all grades of public school gym class up until the early 1970s.