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TIL the record for largest single Walmart transaction in history was performed by Shaquille O’Neal, only after his credit card was declined on the first attempt.

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b97mp TIL that the Roman Emperor Nero did not play the fiddle as he watched the Great Fire burn Rome. When the fire broke out he was at his villa in Antium, 35 miles away. When he received news of the fire he immediately rushed back to Rome to begin relief efforts.
ZXQQ TIL donations to US Federal agencies are tax-deductible, and you can donate money directly to NASA.
WQDY TIL: Google has map that visualizes major cyber attacks around the world as they happen
gr8Oy TIL that from the early 1900s until about 1945, milk was commonly used to make many plastic ornaments, including buttons, decorative buckles, beads, fountain pens, and fancy comb and brush sets. Milk plastic (called casein plastic) was even used to make jewelry for Queen Mary of England!
rRQEx TIL 'Procrustes analysis' is a form of shape analysis. The name 'Procrustes' refers to a bandit from Greek mythology who made his victims fit his bed. If they were short, he would stretch their limbs. If they were too tall, he would cut their limbs off.