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TIL There was a girl who ate almost nothing besides chicken nuggets since she was 2.

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WkyY9 TIL of Frank Gusenberg, he died of 14 gunshot wounds a few hours after he was shot during the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. When asked who shot him, he replied " No one...nobody shot me." His last words were "I ain't no copper."
KYymJ Today I learned that Yhprums law [Everything that can work, will work] is exact opposite to Murphy Law [Anything that can go wrong will go wrong]. Both literally and in meaning.
JYV58 TIL that companies don't follow the existing standard for the sizing of women's clothes. In 1937 a woman with a 32" bust would wear a size 14. In 1967 it was an 8. Then in 2011, it was a size 0. More expensive brands of women's pants tend to be smaller than those from cheaper brands.
l8lB TIL that the Norwegian army has knighted a penguin
b9b7 TIL: The Fallen Astronaut Memorial sculpture and plaque (the only piece of art on the moon) was smuggled onto Apollo 15 and installed in Mons Hadley without the knowledge of NASA and has not been commercialized.