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TIL the Package Saver is the name of the little plastic table that goes into the middle of pizza boxes.

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JYmv4 TIL that the South Korean government started massively subsidizing (1%+ of GDP) its entertainment industry in 1994 after realizing one Jurassic Park film made as much as the combined sales of 1.5 million Hyundai cars.
9meM TIL that male chimpanzees are less than 0.01% body fat. Very lean human males average 6-9% body fat.
vPbvD TIL Hirohito, the Emperor of Japan during World War II, remained in power as a constitutional monarch until his death in 1989.
WrGB TIL A man lost a legal battle to keep his strip club open, then walked into an in-progress city council meeting and paid court ordered legal fees($6,400), with 4 $100 bills and 1.65 tons of pennies.
J1apk TIL: Certain US college athletes can buy insurance to protect against future loss of earnings as a pro due to disabling injury during college