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TIL there may soon be a vaccine to prevent and treat obesity.

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yNv8 TIL the actor who played the sadistic chief guard in The Shawshank Redemption is also the voice of Mr. Krabs
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WkgWo TIL: The Irishman who designed the White House (influenced by an Irish building) got a bonus of $500 and a DC city lot
ADpQl TIL that after fyre festival failing miserably and facing a class action lawsuit of $100 million, the company actually threatened legal action against attendees for tweeting negative comments about it.
OGY96 TIL that in 1971's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory; a photograph of Martin Bormann, head of the Nazi Chancellery was used as the image of Albert Minoletta (the golden ticket counterfeitter).