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TIL that German Chocolate Cake has nothing to do with Germany, but rather a man with the last name of German.

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WkW9L TIL about Wim Hof the Dutch extreme athlete known as The Iceman. Hof climbed to an altitude of 7,200 metres (23,600 ft) on Mount Everest wearing nothing but shorts and shoes. He also has shared his regimen for battling the cold referred to as The Wim Hof method.
wN88 TIL that Finding Nemo, a movie about the suffering of a captured clownfish, ironically caused home aquarium demand for them to triple.
6EpDw TIL Owners of overweight cats are more likely to say their cat is like a child to them, & are more likely to talk to the cat about topics relating to friends and family or work.
6EmEQ TIL that Danish priests still wear ruffs (those large frilled disk-like collars once popular across Europe centuries ago) today.
7dWP TIL Norway maintains the largest sovereign wealth fund totaling $882 Billion in assets