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TIL that every miniature outfit you saw in the movie Coraline was hand-knitted by one woman.

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VZJp TIL The song “I Want It That Way” by The Backstreet Boys, which went #1 in 25 countries, has lyrics that don’t make sense because Max Martin, who wrote the song, was still learning English at the time. Kevin Richardson, member of the band, said “Ultimately, the song doesn’t really make much sense.”
QDyk TIL Despite the US owning the most gun per capita, team USA has never won an Olympic medal in the one winter event (biathlon) that involves guns.
QJVLk TIL that bumblebees can fly higher than Mount Everest. It’s difficult for most insects and birds to fly at extremely high altitudes where the air is thin and oxygen is scarce but researchers were able to track some bumblebees that were able to fly at more than 9000 metres.
GY6RJ TIL that the world's heaviest person, Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari, went from 1340lbs to now weighing only 150lbs after 4 years of a weight loss program
GYGbG TIL during the 2003 NFL Season, the New England Patriots started the season with a 31-0 blowout loss to the Buffalo Bills and ended the season with a 31-0 shutout win against the Buffalo Bills