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TIL Goldfish can suffer an internal bacteria infection in the kidneys. In the late stages of dropsy, a goldfish will have a swollen belly so severe that its scales are raised outwards and most cases at this point are terminal

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R7998 TIl the Elo rating system, a method to calculate the relative skill level of players in different competitive games, originated from two player games such as chess and its creator Arpad Elo.
e05pE TIL that the movie “Mars Attacks” is based off of a Topps trading cards series
vPjQB TIL that Mattel sued Danish band Aqua over the song "Barbie Girl" claiming that the song violated their trademark and ruined their brand. The case was dismissed after it was ruled that the song was protected under the First Amendment, with the judge saying "The parties are advised to chill."
yQdRe TIL for over a decade, NASA used 11 deaf people with damaged vestibular systems (making them immune to motion sickness) to explore how extreme forces might affect astronauts. One test had four men spend 12 straight days in a 20-foot-wide room rotating at 10 revolutions per minute.
89VV TIL that by Indiana State law, you can’t smile on your license due to a security facial identifying program.