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TIL that AAAA batteries exist.

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epjE5 TIL that tracking habits daily can significantly improve goal achievement by reinforcing positive behaviors and increasing self-awareness.
0wVJL TIL that in 1523, Christian II of Denmark was succeeded by Frederick I, who was succeeded by Christian III, who was succeeded by Frederick II and so on till 1972, when Queen Margarethe succeeded her father to the Danish throne. For 449 years, the Danish king was either named Christian or Frederick.
4Ogg TIL that Saddam Hussein used Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” as his campaign song in the 2002 election
nLWb TIL last year the 80 richest people in the world had more wealth than half the world’s population combined. Only 4 years earlier the number was 388.
yQnLJ TIL of Jhatka, a Hinduist butchering practice according to which an animal must be killed suddenly with a single blow, and "the animal must not be scared or shaken in any way before the slaughter".