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TIL that Don King was charging Tyson 8k a week for towels

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9w6JD TIL: The concept of "Net Carbs,"was created by Atkins Nutritionals Inc. It is not based on any scientific studies and the term was dropped from their program by Atkins in 2004 for being "too vague." Neither the FDA nor the American Diabetes Association recognizes the term or the concept as valid.
5aKP TIL that in one mathematical model using Bram Stoker and Stephen King’s vampires, within 165 days of the first vampire appearing on earth, 80% percent of humans would be exterminated.
yQjMa TIL A 4 year old boy fell and scraped his knee at the beach. Couple of weeks later a black bump started growing on his knee. When squeezed, a live snail emerged from the bump. The boy adopted the snail and named it "Turbo" after his favorite cartoon character.
yVeJX TIL Bats account for 20% of all mammal species worldwide.
e0WwL TIL Road Traffic Incidents account for 2% of global deaths yearly. For 2016, that was 1.36 million deaths. The highest non-disease related cause of deaths.