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TIL the languages of Hawaii and Madagascar are related

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LQdrv TIL Physical attractiveness in a person has an important influence on judges sentencing. The more unattractive the criminal, the higher their sentence. Results of three studies show a minimum increase of 119.25% and a maximum increase of 304.88%.
e8p4 TIL at the 1912 Olympics, a marathon runner quit and went home to Japan without telling officials and was considered a missing person in Sweden for 50 years. In 1966, he was invited to complete the marathon. His time: 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes and 20.379 seconds.
VMYZQ TIL when Harvey Weinstein made aggressive demands of director Hayao Miyazaki to edit the U.S. release of Princess Mononoke, Studio Ghibli staff responded by sending Weinstein a samurai sword in the post with a note attached stating: “No cuts.”
OGZX7 TIL that in 1995 Kermit the Frog launched an eau de toilette called Amphibia. It's slogan was: “Pour homme, femme, et frog.”
b6lZ0 TIL of the Caprivi Strip. When the German colonialists wanted access to the oceans via the river, they bought the area from the British- who neglected to mention that the river would pass the Victoria Falls, the world’s largest waterfall, making the land completely useless. No refunds were offered.