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TIL that a lower IQ as a child correlates to higher chances of obesity as an adult

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WBQ9 TIL John Fogerty was once sued for a song he had written called “The Old Man Down the Road” sounding similar to a CCR song “Run Through the Jungle”…which he also wrote
kOk5d TIL In 1883, gifts were distributed after a show in Victoria Hall. Many of the estimated 1100 children surged downstairs, but the door opened inward and had been bolted so only one could pass at a time. Those in front were crushed by those behind them. 183 children between the ages of 3 and 14 died.
nWE99 TIL the puppet of Hoggle used in the film Labyrinth went missing, and is now no longer owned by the Henson estate but by the Unclaimed Baggage Centre in Alabama
W761o TIL In 1924, Chin Foin, the wealthiest restaurateur in Chicago’s Chinatown, was found dead at the bottom of the elevator shaft in his business, the Mandarin Inn. His restaurants set a new standard for Chinese restaurants and inspired the first Chinese-American Cookbook.
P19ZV TIL that Douglas Kelley, psychologist who examined the defendants at the Nuremberg Trials, committed suicide in front of his family by taking potassium cyanide.