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TIL Bender in Futurama is named after John Bender from The Breakfast Club

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7rYpO TIL that the original First Edition of Roald Dahl’s “Charlie & the Chocolate Factory” didn’t have Oompa Loompas, but an African pygmy tribe that he “rescued” from Africa.
x6Oj1 TIL about the big sun dial in Cranmer Park in Denver, Colorado, which actually keeps time. The current sundial is the second one as the original donated in 1941 was destroyed by vandals with dynamite in 1965. A replcament was installed in 1966 after a citywide fundraising effort.
XBo8 TIL: that Costco takes a loss of $40 million every year on their rotisserie chickens. By offering cheap hot-and-ready foods, as well as taking a loss on everyday items like milk, Costco exponentially increases foot traffic.
j6ELE TIL That students at Moscow State University constructed an elaborate and "illegal" computer network in the dorms
WkBL TIL a sure-fire hiccup cure. Orgasms