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TIL Chuck E. Cheese has a pretty depressing origin story: he grew up an orphan not knowing his own birthday hence why he celebrates everyone else’s birthday all the time

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eplN6 TIL of the Michigan Bounty/Scanner Law: If the displayed price is different than the price at the register, you are entitled to receive the difference plus additional compensation ("bonus") of ten times the difference. The bonus must be at least $1.00, but it may not be more than $5.00.
LMwv TIL that it would take a stack of 375,000 lego bricks (2x2) to cause the bottom brick to collapse, which represents a stack 3,591 meters in height.
Oovae TIL that meditation and soothing sounds does a lot of positive stuff in the brain such as lengthen attention span, enhance self awareness, extends life which is longevity, can help decrease blood pressure, and help humans to get over addictions.
9YoDr TIL Many of the coupons featured on TLC’s “Extreme Couponing” were fraudulent.
neYK9 TIL that “Pap” as in pap smear is short for Papanicolaou, the doctor who discovered this procedure to detect early signs of cervical cancer.