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TIL chef and restaurateur David Chang was the first celebrity to win the top $1,000,000 prize on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (for charity), in 2020

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YxXA TIL it would take over 9.4 million typical party balloons to lift Carl’s house, in the Disney Pixar movie “UP”
Vwbk TIL that in 1771, a Japanese woman known only as Aochababa (green tea hag) was dissected to compare Chinese anatomical knowledge to the Dutch. The Japanese were astonished to see that the Dutch were correct, and wrote up their findings in a 4 volume text, overturning centuries of Chinese medicine.
KOpLE TIL of Coca-Cola's failed "Magican" campaign. They sold cans that contained spring loaded tabs to dispense cash prizes. Prize cans contained a foul smelling liquid instead of cola to prevent drinking. Though harmless, one child drank it and Coca-Cola ended the campaign 3 weeks later due to backlash.
mQWv TIL of Casey Jones, a railroad engineer who died in a train crash. Having realised a collision would occur, Case ordered his colleague off the train and remained in control of the engine to minimize impact. This saved the lives of all passengers except himself
ERV TIL the meaning of the word mortgage is literally “death contract”