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TIL that two decades prior to Elizabeth Holmes (CEO of Theranos) being convicted of fraud in 2022, her father, Christian Holmes IV, had been one of the vice presidents of Enron.

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XElOP TIL that in 2006, Mattel's "Furryville" toyline drew ire from real life nurses for naming their duck nurse character "Nurse Quacktitioner", alleging a "medical quack". Despite Mattel pointing out that "ducks quack", the toy was eventually pulled.
ADXGn TIL it's recommended for most people that you shampoo your hair only 2 to 3 times a week while rinsing your hair and using conditioner daily.
Oov51 TIL the boardgame, Clue (North America), is actually called Cluedo in much of the rest of the world!
grOBW TIL In the 1950s, U.S. poultry firms dumped turkey tails into Samoa markets. Filled with oil used to preen itself, turkey tails are 75% fat and are frequently washed down with a cold Budweiser. Due to its ties to the obesity epidemic, Samoan officials banned turkey tail imports in 2007.
e0rnn TIL of a Great year. A period of time that lasts 25,772 years and measures the rotation of the earths axis.