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TIL of a comet that survived passing through the Sun

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M4Om TIL that in the story of Job, God bets Satan that he can kill all of his family and Job would still praise God.
v11pj TIL Kentucky Fried Chicken changed its name to KFC not to avoid the word "fried", but to avoid the word "Kentucky". All because the state of Kentucky had started charging companies to use it's name.
ng8G TIL Gambling for cash is illegal in Japan. Instead, balls won from games are exchanged for prizes or tokens. These items are then exchanged for cash at a place nominally separate from the parlor.
dDZ48 TIL that men's & women's buttoned shirts have buttons on opposite sides.
6Ea9Y TIL Bruce Springsteen had 11 #1 albums in the US but never had a #1 single in the US. The closest he came was 1984's Dancing in the Dark, which hit #2.