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TIL that chronic hiccups (lasting 2 days to a month) are a thing

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6OYQ TIL there is a free-market surgery center in Oklahoma that lets you know what the price is for a procedure ahead of time.
BgNDk TIL Rockefellers wealth in todays US Dollars (inflation adjusted) would amount to around 25 Billion, not 400. The higher estimate is derived calculating his wealth as a percentage of the US GDP.
epPdL TIL: According to a 2012 census, the largest ethnic group in Guyana (almost 40%) and Suriname (over 27%) are of Indian heritage. Not indigenous "Indians." People from actual India.
78bO TIL the pilot scripts for Arrested Development came with a cover letter which warned cast members that there would be no fancy trailers and no tolerance for diva-like behavior (and 8 more facts about the show you might not know)
aQnb TIL the planet Neptune may have a liquid diamond ocean with solid floating diamond-bergs.