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TIL The following number in the Fibonacci sequence can be used to estimate the conversion from miles to kilometers. 3 mi = 5 km, 5 mi = 8 km, 8 mi = 13 km, etc…

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78Vjp TIL that the "offer he can't refuse" line from The Godfather is based an alleged rumour where mob enforcer Willie Moretti held a gun over Tommy Dorsey's head to release Frank Sinatra from his contract.
6w8W TIL Bayer once gave thousands of people AIDS to preserve their profit margins
QY4d TIL Not everyone on the Hindenburg died. Over half of the passengers actually survived
KYK1w TIL that in 2004, FIFA had to make a rule that any player assuming a new nationality without a clear connection to that country will not be eligible to play for it, after Togo and Qatar naturalised Brazilian players so that they could play for their national team
9wPWQ TIL that 80% of Army personnel records of soldiers discharged from November 1, 1912 to January 1, 1960 were lost in a fire at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in 1973. No duplicate copies of these records were ever maintained, nor were microfilm copies produced.