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TIL The 10k steps a day benchmark was actually just a marketing campaign from a Japanese company called Yamasa who made the first wearable pedometer

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76DO TIL that the Samoan crisis was a naval standoff between the German empire and the USA that ended when a cyclone swept through and sank both fleets.
neBRB TIL in 1996 heavyweight boxing contender Andrew Golota fought Riddick Bowe twice. Both times Golota was disqualified for multiple low blows to Bowe. Both times Golota was dominating the fight and leading on the scorecards when he was disqualified.
loELa TIL that researchers found fossils of a "Mega Penguin" that stood over 6ft tall and weighed in at over 250lbs.
LkjGp TIL - Six Flags used to stage mock Union-spy executions in their Confederate-themed area
xQoB TIL it is common for spiders to eat their own web daily to reuse the silk proteins.