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TIL Sloths can die of exhaustion when eating too much because they will use up all their energy digesting food in their stomach, before any of the food can provide them with more energy

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MepRa TIL about the Odagiri effect. A media phenomenon in which a work attracts a larger than expected audience of women because it features attractive male characters or actors. It's named after Japanese actor/singer Joe Odagiri who starred in the Japanese tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Kuuga.
Zd1o TIL When the movie “Clue” was shown in theaters, different theaters were given 1 of 3 different endings.
N7r1M TIL When his eight years as President of the United States ended on January 20, 1953, private citizen Harry Truman took the train home to Independence, Missouri, mingling with other passengers along the way. He had no secret service protection. His only income was an Army pension.
1DPW TIL the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami is the biggest national tragedy in Sweden’s modern history even though it occurred in Asia. They lost more citizens (543) than any other Western country.
e0yb6 TIL one of the most famously misattributed quotes is Winston Churchill saying "When Muslims are in the minority they are very concerned with minority rights, when they are in the majority there are no minority rights." Although he's frequently quoted for that statement, he never actually said that.