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TIL that at one point in the 1990's, 50% of all Compact Discs production in the world was dedicated solely to creating AOL sign-up discs.

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WXoB TIL Germans score higher than the English on IELTS, The International English Language Testing System
PY60n TIL the more content the wife is with the long-term union, the happier the husband is with his life no matter how he feels about their nuptials.
9Y7J7 TIL, One of the Jackass Movies ("Jackass: Bad Grandpa") was actually Nominated for an Oscar.
a8w0o TIL Adolf Hitler was not actually a "Hitler" (Heidler). His father, Alois, was the illegitimate child of Maria Anna Schicklgruber, who later married a Johann Georg Heidler. The Heidler family raised the boy, with his baptismal record later being annotated by a priest to rename him Alois Heidler.
nevDd We’ve seen people on skateboards and motorcycles loop the loop many times. Damian Walter is the first human to do it on foot. To run it without falling, you need to reach the right speed; then, centrifugal forces will keep you locked on the track. Note how his shoulder line stays dead centre of the loop. For this particular one, Damian needed to accelerate up to 8.65 mph in the highest point to be able to gain enough inertia as to rotate his body and legs around his head fast enough, so when gravity finally wins, he’s already feet down on the track.