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TIL the opposite of jealousy is compersion

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6y7m TIL that in 2005, despite producing only 1/50th the number of cars as Volkswagen, Porsche attempted to buy VW on the open market. It rapidly amassed 74% of the outstanding shares of its larger German counterpart before running out of money and ultimately being purchased itself by none other than VW.
nPWP TIL that according to Mr. Rodgers every cardigan sweater that he changed at the beginning of the show was made by his mother.
GY7EN TIL of the concealed shoe index. For hundreds of years, people hid a shoe in their houses during construction for good luck or to ward off evil spirits. The Northampton Museum in England created the concealed shoe index, and there are approximately 1,900 finds on the index today.
d8jvd TIL Starlings are every bit as intelligent as other more common pet bird species and can learn to talk.
neDLo TIL that even though actor Fred Gwynne considered Herman Munster one of his favorite roles, the costume (including 40 lbs of foam padding and boots with inflexible soles) caused him severe back pain and made him lose 10 lbs in one month via perspiration.