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TIL the divide between West Germany and East Germany was so sharply defined it lead to houses and buildings being split down the middle

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GZLJ TIL Two ultramarathoners — Kevin Carr of the U.K. and Dotknac Swiata from Poland — on separate treks around the globe crossed paths by accident in a Dutch village.
NXGvJ TIL in 1965-1966 Agostino "Angus" Giuseppe A Barbieri fasted for over a year (382 days) under medical supervision to lose 276 pounds. During that time he only consumed vitamins, electrolytes and yeast as well as zero-calorie drinks. The only exceptions were small amts of milk and sugar with his tea
oB0DW TIL that in 1943 the US banned selling sliced bread
OGA4g TIL the first scanned UPC was a pack of Juicy Fruit gum on June 26th, 1974.
N5LJ TIL some of the original Playstation 1 games had the game music set as CD audio, meaning you could listen to the game music from a normal CD player. Some games contained hidden tracks that could only be accessed this way.