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TIL - George Foreman made more money from the George Foreman Grill than he did boxing

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OG5O6 TIL There have been at least 37 different political parties called "The Communist Party of Nepal"
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yQvyl TIL that a New York University study found that people with easier-to-pronounce names have higher-status positions at work
vP0GL TIL that from June 2004 to November 2005, Phil Collins embarked on his "First Final Farewell Tour", a reference to the multiple farewell tours of other popular artists
BgOPW TIL that Anthony W. Case had hoped of playing college baseball until he was shot in 1998, with injuries that prevented him from doing so. After this, he decided to pursue a career in astrophysics, and has since helped develop Faraday cups on space probes, including the Parker Solar Probe.