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TIL Snackman, the guy who stopped a subway fight by standing between two combatants and calmly ate chips, was inundated with marriage proposals and date requests after video of the brawl went viral.

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GYA6G TIL that because a patch of clovers usually contains around 10,000 plants in 13 square feet, you only have to search an area around the size of an office desk to find a four leaf clover.
QJ6dE TIL in Japan, you can hire a handsome man to watch sappy movies with you and wipe away your tears. The company, "Ikemeso Danshi," (Handsome Weeping Boys) was born out of the idea that crying can be therapeutic and showing off your vulnerability can make you work better as a team.
wLxBJ TIL in 1992 a Canadian lady by the name of Gisele Jubinville patented the design for a fitted sheet that wouldn't slip off the mattress in the night, and subsequently sold the rights for over a million dollars.
mbZM TIL in 2006 a schoolboy in England realeased a balloon with a note, it traveled 240kms, landing in then Prime Minister Tony Blair’s holiday home garden, who sent it back with a letter.
X0DgD TIL the state of Louisiana is named after King Louis XIV of France.