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TIL that Nissan cars often feature the number 23 when shown in advertising. The reason is that, in Japanese, two is "ni" and three is "san."

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v1yNR TIL at George Washington's 1787 farewell party, 56 people drank 60 bottles of claret, 54 bottles of Madeira, 8 bottles of hard cider, 8 bottles of whiskey, 22 bottles of porter, and 7 large bowls of alcoholic punch; the bar tab cost $15 000 in today's money.
xXpD TIL ‘Google’ is spelled the way it is because Larry Page and Sergey Brin accidentally misspelled 'googol’ when registering the trademark and domain name
KOw86 TIL Christopher Reeve considered suicide after his accident. His wife, Dana, assured him that no matter he decides, she will be by his side. He never considered suicide again.
41DJ TIL: A study by the Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine using a randomized double-blind trial with sensory evaluation using discrimination testing found that freezing raw fish did not ruin sushi’s taste.
GYdOj TIL that gut fermentation syndrome (called auto-brewery syndrome) is a rare disorder in which intestines produce ethanol from carbohydrates. If you have this disease, you're drunk all the time.