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TIL the most sadistic word in the English language: Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

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G6wN TIL in 2013 the Saudi King Abdullah ordered Khalid Bin Mohsen Shaari, the heaviest person on the planet with a BMI of 204, to be hospitalized for weight reduction. Six months later, he had lost half his weight (320kg).
LBlZ TIL some historians blame Atari for the Video Game Crash of 1983. Atari figured anything would sell, and even tried to produce a Rubik’s cube video game.
lO1V TIL when you get a book published in Norway, the Norwegian Government will buy a 1000 copies of our book and distribute them throughout the libraries of the country.
m10Av TIL Known as "the mensch who saved Christmas," CEO Aaron Feuerstein rose to global prominence for paying workers after their factory burned down before Christmas. The company spent $25 million on repairs & employee salaries by the time it reopened. Five years later, the company filed for Chapter 11.
WkkEo TIL that eating too many carrots can actually turn your skin a yellow-orange color, not unlike jaundice.