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TIL Nintendo ran a chain of sex hotels in the ‘50s and '60s.

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kV57 TIL Philosopher AJ Ayer, age 77, prevented Mike Tyson, age 21, from raping model Naomi Campbell. Tyson: “I’m the heavyweight champion of the world.” Ayer: “I am a Professor of Logic. We are both pre-eminent in our field; I suggest we talk about this like rational men.” Ayer and Tyson began talking.
eXL TIL The Freakonomics guys showed legalized abortion has significantly contributed to a decline in crime, starting 18 years after Roe v Wade
5VLwD TIL that there's a Turkish adaptation of the American medical drama TV series House M.D. titled Hekimoğlu
rNBlM TIL of Arthur Heineman who built the first motel, the Motel Inn. Despite having no proper architectural training, Heineman also built multiple other buildings, that have made it onto the National Register of Historical Places.
xVaX7 TIL of an obese Scottish man who went 382 days without food. He survived on coffee, tea and sparkling water along with potassium and sodium supplements. He went from 456 pounds to 180 pounds. All of this was documented and published in the Postgraduate Medical Journal.