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TIL that the hottest and coldest temperature in the universe happened here on earth

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E196w TIL in 1981, a German landlord evicted a tenant after they spread surströmming brine, the world's smelliest food, in the building's stairwell. When the landlord was taken to court, the court ruled in favor of the landlord after they demonstrated their case by opening a can inside the courtroom.
lKZN TIL that Duracell and Energizer are owned by Gillette and Schick, who started making disposable batteries as a sideline for their power shaver businesses.
awlYA TIL that Tolkien wrote yearly letters to his children as if they were from Father Christmas. They started off as simple Happy Christmas letters but grew more complex including a polar bear sidekick, the man on the moon, goblins, snow-elves, pictures, and he even developed an Arktik language.
Oon6R TIL that a Parsi man named Farrokh Bulsara, grew up in India, and after moving to England changed his name to Freddie Mercury and founded the band Queen.
BrReK TIL that a British man named Robert Fidler asked for permission to build a mini castle on his farm. Permission was not granted, so he built it secretly and hid it behind haystacks for 4 years, believing that if nobody complained for 4 years he could keep it