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TIL the long extinct Dodo derives its name from Dutch exlporers, which loosely translates to ‘Fat Ass’.

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YpD6r TIL Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop sold "bio-frequency stickers" made of the "carbon material NASA uses to line space suits" they claimed would "rebalance the energy frequency in our bodies." When alerted to the product, NASA said their spacesuits weren’t even lined with carbon material.
NXgJM TIL that ethologist John B. Calhoun created "rat utopias" in order to conduct over-population experiments between 1958 and 1962. Ultimately, the experiments ended in societal collapse.
KYLZE TIL senior citizen Emerich Juettner eluded the US Secret Service for 10 years while he used just enough poorly created counterfeit $1 bills (one version misspelled Washington) to support himself & his dog. He only used fake $1 bills one at a time & never to the same place twice. He'd serve 4 months.
R7QO4 TIL that Jews were fined the equivalent of $7 billion for the events of Kristallnacht, and billed an additional $25M to repair the windows.
m18rM TIL golf courses typically change the location of the hole in the green multiple times per week, to vary play for frequent golfers, and that difficult locations are avoided to keep the pace of play regular