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TIL Ryan Stiles is a high school drop out

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NXBYJ TIL that the Pokemon in Slowbro's tail was originally an entirely different being, "Taaban", that we never end up getting!
rRM6M TIL of Parrondo's paradox. In Game A you lose $1 each turn you play. In Game B you count how much you have left; if an even amount you win $3 else you lose $5. Begin w/ $100. Play Game A or B & you'll lose all in 100 turns. But try Game B followed by A, then B etc & you'll win $2 every two games
wL9GP TIL if you allow bacteria like E. coli to grow in food, you can cook the E. coli out but you can't cook out all the toxins they leave behind, which make you horribly sick after consumption.
pYO0O TIL humans don't have "wetness" receptors, our mind has to rely on context cues to detect liquids
n1kP TIL the San Marino national football team have played over 120 competative matches in their history and won 0 of them