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TIL sales of Ozempic and Wegovy saved the economy of Denmark from recession in 2023

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7rdv7 TIL: the real Annabelle Doll is a Raggedy Ann doll.
VMrbZ TIL of the Japanese concept of "kuchisabishii": when you eat not because you are hungry, but because your mouth is lonely
4ko4J TIL in 1858, a large brawl involving 50 US representatives erupted on the House floor, ending only when a missed punch from Rep. Washburn upended the hairpiece of Rep. Barksdale. The embarrassed Barksdale accidentally replaced the wig backwards, causing both sides to erupt in spontaneous laughter.
GYd5J TIL that fungi are evolutionarily more closely related to animals than to plants, and this was not recognized until a few decades ago.