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TIL 4% of lost remote controls will be in the fridge or freezer.

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ZpDro TIL High intensity aerobic exercise could cut the risk of metastatic cancer by 72%, according to a study of runners.
0w87j TIL Christopher Lee was a major Tolkien fan, reading the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy once a year for the majority of his life. He was the only member of the movie cast to have met Tolkien.
Oo7OR TIL of Zeynab bint Al-Harith, a jewish woman who poisoned the Islamic Prophet Muhammad because he killed her entire family.
KN6R TIL the United States consumes over 84% of the world’s oxycodone supply, and 99% of its hydrocodone supply (opioid painkillers)
EgrmW TIL that Lee Smith, the Hall of Fame pitcher, did not start playing baseball until his junior year of high school. He only tried out to win a $10 bet and began pitching after his team's star pitcher was killed in a hunting accident. In his first start, he pitched a no-hitter.