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TIL one computer that has been running since 1988 handles 7% of the world's financial assets.

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p8l8N TIL James Dean's Porsche "Little Bastard" was believed to be cursed. There were a series of deaths/injuries following Dean's fatal accident; one of which involved the wrecked car falling off a flatbed and crushing the driver. The accidents continued until the wreckage disappeared during transport.
X0LnX TIL: There is a study that associated Sandwiches at 35%, fried chicken 40%, and pizza at 80% to obesity among Iranian students. Fast food has been gaining popularity among worldwide and over 50% of college students ate fast food daily. Studies in China, showed 34% of their med students were obese.
9wrZ7 TIL there are officially no pets in the Vatican.
8ex0L TIL 95 acres worth of corn are needed daily to keep up with production at Jack Daniel’s distillery
rNeRx TIL During the 19th Century, a popular medicine for children known as ‘Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup’, which promised to “allay all pains” was heavily laced with morphine.