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TIL movie theaters mark up popcorn an average of 1275 percent.

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M7eB TIL the military shout “HOOAH” is actually “HUA” meaning “Heard, Understood, Acknowledged”.
Eg4Rw TIL that as of 2009, ring announcer Michael Buffer's famous trademarked catchphrase, "Let's get ready to rumble!", has generated $400 million in revenue from licensing.
x680w TIL Kent was in 1952 the first widely popular filtered cigarette, noted for its "micronite filter" made of blue asbestos promising great health protection.
XEEOX TIL that Florida lets you stay on your parents insurance until you are 30 as long as you are living with them (or a student), unmarried, and have no dependents of your own. Only six other states (IL, NJ, NY, PA, SD & WI) allow something like this.
69gll TIL about empty nose syndrome (ENS) a disorder that sometimes occurs after corrective surgery for a deviated septum that makes its sufferers feel like they are constantly drowning and can often drive them to suicide