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TIL It’s possible for a large group of people all mis-remember the same detail or event, it’s called Confabulation, or to give it’s internet name the Mandela Effect.

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BroVW TIL that the largest municipality in the world is Sermersooq in Greenland, with an area of 531,900 km² (and a population of 23,123) - if it was a country, it would be the 48th largest in the world, larger than Yemen, Spain, or Thailand
X0ZeD TIL that 98-year-old retired Major League Baseball player Bobby Shantz is the last living person to have played for the Athletics when they were in Philadelphia, as well as the last living person to have played under legendary manager Connie Mack.
8amNG TIL - The rise in popularity of chopsticks among Asian cultures can be partly attributed to Confucianism (reduced use of table knives) and to rice being more clumpy and gummy so there is less need for spoons.
R9dQ TIL half-used hotel soap is sterilized, melted down, and reformed and sent to poorer countries with scarce hygiene resources
lBlA TIL in 1992, Polish-Irish businessman Stefan Klincewicz beat the lottery and made a profit by buying all possible number combinations when the jackpot became high enough to profit. The game was changed soon after.