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TIL the tallest Iranian, Morteza Mehrzad, is a Two time Gold medal winning Sitting Volleyball Paralympian

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XBNQ TIL there’s a sequel to Fight Club, writer Chuck Palahniuk published it in Graphic Novel format - the story takes place 10 years after after the events of the book/film and is told from the restrained perspective of Tyler Durden as he sits in the subconscious of the narrator.
694RW TIL that a Beatles knockoff, Los Shakers, were one of the most successful and influential bands of the 1960s in Argentina and Uruguay. The band imitated the Beatles’ looks, music, changed genres as the Beatles did, spearheaded the “Uruguayan invasion”, and even sang mostly in English
oBKYK TIL that the Comanche call themselves Nʉmʉnʉʉ. The term "Comanche" comes from the Ute (a neighboring tribe) word for "enemy'
jVMQ TIL Orville Redenbacher paid an advertising consultant $13,000 to to name his popcorn “Orville Redenbacher”.
e09WE TIL that kool-aid man is technically a marvel character.