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TIL 'Wawa' in Ojibwe means 'wild goose', which explains why there's a flying goose in the Wawa corporate logo

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7rp4b TIL on the set of The Princess Bride, André the Giant once "let out a 16 second fart and brought production to a standstill." Nobody said anything except director Rob Reiner, who said "Are you OK, André?" to which André replied, "I am now boss."
JkGV TIL a study found that writers are 121% more likely than the general population to suffer from bipolar disorder, and 50% more likely to commit suicide.
OoVG4 TIL Elves in middle earth are immortal. If their body is killed their spirit is given a choice to either stay in middle earth or move to a higher plane. Almost none return after death.
dDeP7 TIL the backslash () isn't considered a punctuation mark - only the forward slash (/) is.
b9XBa TIL a French footballer, Jean-Pierre Adams, has spent nearly 40 years in a coma he entered at age 34 following an anesthetist’s error. His wife has stayed by his side this whole time.