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TIL that "The Men's Underwear Index (MUI)" is a lighthearted economic theory suggesting a link between men's underwear sales and economic health.

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69ByX TIL that Julia Agrippina, who supposedly poisoned her husband, Roman Emperor Claudius, was herself supposedly killed because of an order made by Emperor Nero
0dXoM TIL that the Zuni people in New Mexico speak a language that is supposedly similar to Japanese and differ in terms of language, culture, blood types and religion from neighboring tribes. It has been theorized that the Zuni were in contact with pre-Columbus Japanese settlers.
ZpvLD TIL that the bodies of Tibetan Monks who die in deep meditation do not show the normal signs of death and do not decompose until sometimes weeks after death. This is called Tukdam.
bMmp TIL that actor Matthew Broderick killed 2 women due to careless driving in 1987 while on holiday in Ireland. He was ordered to pay $175 and served no time in prison.
gMEQb TIL Primatology pioneer Dian Fossey, determined to save the nearly-extinct Mountain Gorillas waged a war against poachers: she led armed patrols, burned their huts, arrested and placed bounties on poachers and convinced the locals that she practiced black magic, in order to scare them away