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TIL that the creator of Lululemon deliberately chose a name with multiple 'L's to sound Western to Japanese buyers, who often have difficulty pronouncing the letter, and that the name otherwise "means nothing".

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OoK54 TIL Charles McCarthy decided to take his own life rather than fall into enemy hands. The Ashanti promptly removed his head and took it in triumph back to their capital at Kumasi. It was made into a gold-rimmed drinking cup for the use of their king.
v116B TIL Loki was captured by the gods and bound by his son's entrails and tortured with snake venom until he escaped during Ragnarok.
pYBEO TIL the average person consumes about 24 kilograms (53 pounds) of sugar each year, with North and South Americans consuming up to 50 kg (110 lb) and Africans consuming under 20 kg (44 lb).
bYDQ TIL that in 2006, a man escaped from a US federal prison by mailing himself out
5Vn0B TIL that since 2011 the first three digits of Social Security Numbers no longer are assigned by geographic location.