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TIL Someone made a Jack Torrance twitter account, with over 1 million tweets saying the same thing

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ANKen TIL William James Sidis, a man to have been deemed the smartest person to have ever lived with an IQ of 250-300, died at the age of 46 due to none other than a brain hemorrhage.
awb8b TIL that Drinking water with meals has no effect on the stomach
6pY7 TIL the metal band of a Mason Jar is suppose to be removed for storage to prevent residual water between the jar threads and the lid from rusting the band. If the jar seal is properly formed, internal vacuum will keep the lid tightly on the jar.
KnXJ TIL Canadian Athlete and amputee, Terry Fox, stricken with cancer, ran across Canada to raise awareness for Cancer research. He ran an astounding 5,373 kilometres (3,339 miles) before having to stop due to his ailments.
YpOLA TIL 'Assload' and 'Buttload' are actual defined units of measure--the former being the maximum load of a donkey (about 8 bushels), the latter a large cask with a volume of 491 liters/108 Imperial gallons.