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TIL That Men NEED to consume cholesterol to create Testosterone and build muscle

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0dWV1 TIL French King Charles the Simple was the youngest son of Charles the Stammerer. Charles the Simple inherited the throne after the death of his older brother Louis the Child. Some claimed that his cousin Charles the Fat should be king. Eventually King Charles the Simple was crowned in 911.
R58Y4 TIL that the full ceremonial name for Bangok is Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit
MEYb TIL that there is a word in Mandarin pronounced “kǎnyé” that literally translates to “big talker”
XElBk TIL that before becoming a household name on television shows such as “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “Lou Grant,” actor Ed Asner worked on the assembly line at GM.
n1po TIL: In 1862, Victor Hugo was on vacation when Les Misérables was published. He queried the reaction to the novel by sending a single-character telegram to his publisher, asking “?”. The publisher replied with a single “!” to indicate the success.