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TIL An Indian King in 1920 bought 7 Rolls-Royce cars to collect garbage after being denied a test drive in England.

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yVNAa TIL male turkeys are more likely to attempt mating with a taxidermied female turkey head missing its body than a taxidermied female turkey body missing its head
d8J1d TIL The Giant Squid demonstrates Deep Sea Gigantism, a phenomenon whereby deep dwelling species grow far larger than shallower water relatives to be more efficient in the depths where food is scarcer
0jbM TIL an LA woman hid her lover in the attic for several years without her husband knowing
E1Bno TIL about the Peak-End Rule – a cognitive bias whereby we tend to judge and remember an experience/event on the basis of how we felt at its 'peaks' (intense positive or negative moments) and at its 'end' (the final moments) rather than the sum total of all the moments of the experience/event.
DQ1DP TIL For Mac's weight gain (cultivation of mass) on It's Always Sunny, Rob McElhenney gained it the healthiest way possible with a nutritionist, who was recommended by Chase Utley