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TIL Pilates was invented by Joseph Pilates in a WW1 while in an Internment Camp

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9YXKX TIL: In 2010 a land dispute between India and Bangladesh was solved by rising sea levels. The New Moore Island/South Talpatti in the Sunderbans was completely submerged by water and vanished thus solving the dispute.
Y8Br TIL Humans have a lot more than 5 senses, including balance, pressure, hunger and the ability to detect magnetic fields
VM8ok TIL the term "trickle-down economics was first introduced by a comedian named Will Rogers as a joke to criticize economic policies
LBJr TIL Chris Pratt worked as a coupon salesman and a daytime stripper before becoming homeless in Maui. Of the experience, Pratt said, “It’s a pretty awesome place to be homeless. We just drank and smoked weed and worked minimal hours, just enough to cover gas, food, and fishing supplies.”
jN8LX Today I learned the American National Anthem is longer then I thought...