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TIL Aki Ross from the Final Fantasy movie was actually featured on Maxim's Hot 100, becoming the first fictional character to appear on that list

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Orpg TIL: 76% of all known serial killers in the 20th century were from the United States.
Oowxe TIL that boudoir (a woman's private sitting room) is a term that derives from the French word 'bouder', meaning to sulk or pout. The initial purpose of a boudoir was for women to have a private space to sulk in
DYMp TIL Americans with Disabilities Fought for Their Civil Rights by Crawling Up the Steps of the Capitol Building
4XAZJ TIL of Twitch Plays Pokemon. A social experiment where internet users collaborated to beat Pokemon Red in just over 16 days. Generally regarded as a classic internet moment, the event holds the world record for "the most participants on a single-player online videogame" with 1,165,140.
xJa1 TIL that marine officials in Honduras trained sharks to hunt Lionfish, which were invading the population.