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TIL George Foreman named all five of his sons George Foreman

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W5Od TIL that during the Yule, one of the festivals which Christmas originated from, the Norse god Odin is believed to lead a ghostly procession called the Wild Hunt across the night sky, and undead draugar will rise and walk the earth.
aYQJ TIL body odor is worse when wearing polyester because of Micrococcus, a type of bacteria that flourishes on polyester
yQeZM TIL Japan is about 8 feet closer to the US, caused by the magnitude 8.9 earthquake in 2011. It was Japan’s largest earthquake and the 4th most powerful in global recorded history.
WkrmX TIL Dr. Pepper is produced by Keurig in the US, Coca Cola in Europe and South Korea, and Pepsi Co. in Canada and Oceania.
Z8Ywa TIL In 1986, 3 volunteers dove into radioactive water to prevent a second explosion at Chernobyl that could have spread fallout across half of Europe. The members of the "suicide squad" were Alexei Ananenko, Valeri Bezpalov, and, Boris Baranov. Ananenko and Bezpalov are still alive today.