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TIL in the Hungarian language, whether written or spoken, names are invariably given in the "Eastern name order", with the family name followed by the given name.

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4wQ5 TIL that Guinness World Records had to drop records for consuming liquor, beer, wine as well as “other unusual records for consuming such unlikely things as bicycles and trees”.
GYb1Q TIL of Masanobu Tsuji, a Japanese war criminal who executed POWs on Bataan, fled to Indochina, and disappeared into Laos in 1961. He was later rumored to be working for North Vietnam. A CIA report said he was "the type of man who would start World War III without any misgivings."
woDBY TIL that an estimated 30% of people will experience sleep paraylsis at least once in their life
P6eJ TIL snake venom contains proteins that change the odor of the wounded animal, allowing snakes to track their bitten prey by odor. This adaptation allowed rattlesnakes to evolve the strike-and-release bite mechanism, which provided a huge benefit by minimizing contact with potentially dangerous prey.
p8aR8 TIL that 1 in 400 solitaire hands are totally unplayable, meaning "no cards can be moved to the foundations even at the start of the game"