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TIL According to the World Health Organization, obesity has surpassed hunger as the greatest worldwide threat.

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rVN0 TIL of Michael Nicholson, a man from Michigan who has one bachelor’s degree, two associate’s degrees, 22 master’s degrees, three specialist degrees and one doctoral degree, making him the most credentialed person in history.
M7RRa TIL Real skeletons were used in the making of the original "Poltergeist" film (1982)
XEwjk TIL President Harry S. Truman was not given a middle name, only the initial S. The S honors his grandfathers, Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon Young. There is controversy over whether or not the period after the S should be included, although Truman's own letters suggest he regularly used a period.
W5DN TIL….while filming A New Hope, Lucas insisted that Vader’s TIE fighter spiral out into space instead of blowing up, leaving the question of a sequel. The other film members wanted to remove any questions if a sequel was happening, as sequels usually were regarded as inferior or flops.
69AZ7 TIL in 2008 a Supreme Court of Maryland ruling cited the episode of Seinfeld where Jerry tries to return a jacket "for spite". The case was between legendary author Tom Clancy and his ex-wife, who argued Tom couldn't remove his name from their book partnership out of spite.