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TIL: The children’s book series, “The Magic Treehouse” was adapted into an anime film in 2011

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KKv6 TIL Chrysler offered Bruce Springsteen $12 million to use “Born in the U.S.A.” in an ad campaign. Springsteen turned them down and has still never let his music be used to sell products.
Z8jQv TIL that despite a diet of up to 7,000 calories per day and weighing up to 400 lbs, sumo wrestlers typically do not suffer from symptoms of obesity due to their intense workout regimens. Upon retirement, however, they must seriously cut calories or become at risk for cardiovascular disease.
nDlb TIL that Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined
BrZYe TIL that NASA's Spirit Mars rover was meant to operate for 92 days. It ended up operating for 2,269 days, after which a dust storm blocked off its solar panels.
xVKbb TIL soldiers in the elite Grenadier Guards never say "yes". This is because the word is redundant as the alternative is "no" and a Guardsman never says "no" to an order. They simply say "sir"