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TIL that the Financial Modeling World Cup is a competition for Excel enthusiasts who solve real-world case studies by creating financial models, with a $25,000 prize purse.

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d8rpZ TIL Romanian sewer workers accidentally discovered a cave which was sealed for 5.5 million years. Movile Cave is filled with evolutionary distinct exotic creatures (albino crabs, worms) which feed off sulfur-producing bacteria
a8kr0 TIL: James Burkey Belser was an American graphic designer responsible for designing the nutrition facts label the FDA mandates on all packaged foods that is the most frequently reproduced graphic in the world. He previously designed law firm logos before taking the pro bono project that brought fame
jNGmE TIL that platypuses produce milk despite lacking nipples. Instead of teats, they "sweat" milk from glands on their belly that their young then lap up.
woZP7 TIL that the Niesen Stairway (service stairway for Niesenbahn funicular) is the longest staircase in the world with 11,674 steps. It is located on Mt. Niesen in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps.
16BnW TIL that a Commodore 64 program was hidden in the "run-out groove" of the 1984 vinyl record album Electric Eye by the band Prodigal. When the program is loaded and run on the Commodore computer, it displays quotes from Albert Einstein and the Bible.