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TIL the developers of Among Us accidentally violated the Geneva Conventions by depicting a red cross on a medbay, which is legally protected under international law.

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9Axr TIL that although pancreatic cancer is usually deadly, Steve Jobs had the one variety that’s curable. But for nine months, he refused treatment and instead tried a vegan diet, acupuncture, herbal remedies, psychics, juice fasts, and bowel cleansings. Many experts think it cost him his life.
6EWYX TIL that Gerald Ratner, ex-CEO of a budget jewelry chain, destroyed £500 million in company value with a single speech in which he called his products "total crap" and "cheaper than an M&S prawn sandwich but probably wouldn't last as long." Such gaffes are now known as "doing a Ratner."
8woL TIL that there is a town Honduras where once a year, hundreds of small silver fish rain from the sky. Locals are stumped on where the fish come from or why the fish are blind.
WERX TIL there’s an “endless wave” in the Amazon that can be surfed for ten kilometers or more.
GYLA1 TIL of Tarrare, an unusual man with an insatiable appetite who was able to eat vast amounts of food whole without chewing, to include live animals and human corpses. He was slim, but with enormous teeth and slack wrinkly skin. His body was also hot to the touch and would sweat profusely after eating