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TIL that the producers of Never Gonna Give you Up were the same ones that made You Spin Me Round

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Y7EP7 TIL Today I learned that soft bristled toothbrushes can be more abrasive to enamel than hard-bristled ones.
QNkBa TIL Walter Hudson, once the world’s heaviest man, went from 1,200 lbs to 520 lbs (272 kg). He died at 600 lbs. He also held title for largest waist at 119 inches (302 cm). His body remained in his room while authorities figured how to get him out as he would not fit through the door.
nWgGY TIL that in 1967, Salvador Dalí designed 500 ashtrays for Air India—in exchange for a live baby elephant.
7lG7 TIL American Airlines once offered an unlimited flight ticket for $350,000 dollars. It ended up costing them millions when some passengers used the tickets to fly over 30 million miles.
yQOnl TIL the word "moxie", synonymous with "energy" and "spunk" originates from a brand of soft drink. As with many sodas, it was first marketed as an over the counter medicine called "Moxie Nerve Food". Moxie was created in 1876, is flavored with gentian root extract and is still sold in the eastern US.