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TIL Adele said in an interview that she would only lose weight if it affected her health or sex life

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9Yr6m TIL John Quincy Adams (6th US President) was a 'hollow earther' and wanted to meet 'the mole people'. He authorized an expedition to find them.
rRjny TIL that in late 2013, an 8 year old girl was orphaned after her entire family died because of a batch of old potatoes that her family had let rot in their cellar. Under the right circumstances, potatoes contain a toxin known as Glycoalkaloids, and this was released in gas form as they rotted.
grXv7 TIL of Irish boxer Steve Collins, who employed unusual but successful mind games such as being apparently hypnotised during fights, and listening to headphones as his opponent’s ring music played.
0wJdR TIL the pocket calculator, patented in 1967, was one of the earliest uses of rechargable batteries. One of the creators, Jerry Merryman, saw it not just as a pocket calculator, but as an "electionic revolution," bringing buttons, thermal printing, and rechargable batteries to the forefront.
Rpo8 TIL in the early days of sound movies, before dubbing, actors had to shoot each scene three times: one in English, one in Spanish, and one in either French or German (speaking their lines phonetically.) Buster Keaton complained about “having to shoot lousy films not just once, but three times.”