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TIL: U.S. Dietary Supplements Market Size to Hit USD 162.40 Bn by 2033

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Mvaa TIL that a moment is a medieval unit of time equal to approximately 90 modern seconds
Z8WdB TIL rats can go two weeks without water, longer than camels (3-5 days)!
nW5oP TIL During the filming of The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939), When Poland was invaded by Nazi Germany on September 1, most of the cast and crew was in a state of fear of what was going to happen. Charles Laughton (who played Quasimodo) lightened the mood by reciting the Gettysburg Address.
KOANJ TIL the Polish Beer-Lovers' Party, a satirical political party, won 16 seats in Poland's lower house in the 1991 election. The party soon split into Large Beer and Small Beer factions, despite their founder's claims that "beer is neither light nor dark, it is tasty". The party eventually dissolved.
RaVw TIL that at the 1988 magic championships a magician was disqualified because his performance was so astounding the other magician judges thought he must be cheating. He performed the same act three years later, (letting the judges shuffle the cards) and won.