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TIL - Finding Nemo is the best-selling DVD of all time.

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VMnVp TIL that modern wolves are not closely related to the wolves that were first domesticated, implying that the direct ancestor of the domestic dog is extinct
mxyBx TIL Apollo astronauts would breathe pure oxygen for several hours before flights in order to avoid getting the bends when the cabin pressure was lowered after liftoff.
mxWoo TIL of Sam Panopoulos, a Greek Canadian restaurateur who in 1962 at the Satellite restaurant in Chatham, Ontario, decided to put ham and pineapple on a pizza, aiming for something sweet and savory. He called it the Hawaiian pizza and his food invention has earned wrath and praise ever since.
l75DV TIL walking into a spider's web is considered a good omen in Thailand, and means you'll meet a new friend. In Japan it means meeting a new friend the very same day.
5V05p TIL: There was a chess controversy in India in 2021 during a charity match between billionaire Nikhil Kamath and a GM. It was revealed the billionaire cheated by hiring several chess experts and used computers to make perfect moves. He owned a stock brokerage