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TIL the founder of The North Face died of hypothermia

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YpXOv TIL of Fedspeak, described as a 'turgid dialect of English' used by US government officials, notably Alan Greenspan, in order to avoid difficult questions on reports and statements
gex9 TIL Carolina Panthers tackle Mike Remmers loved “The Blind Side”, the movie based on Michael Oher’s life. Remmers loved it so much that he chose to wear #74, Michael Oher’s number, and refused to give it up when the real Michael Oher joined his team. Michael Oher now wears #73.
9wDBG TIL Cool Whip contains the emulsifier Polysorbate 60, a major ingredient in many sexual lubricants
xkG0 TIL that 110 people once tied for second prize in the Powerball lottery. Officials suspected cheating but discovered that the winners had all used the “lucky numbers” off copies of the same fortune from fortune cookies.
J1YJ8 TIL that the late third president of the Republic of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, once held a press conference to proclaim that he only had one wife, Lucy Kibaki after rumors that a prominent businesswoman, Mary Wambui, was his second one.