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TIL that Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito were roommates in college.

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6KXJ TIL Stalin’s body double was teased in school because of the resemblance with Stalin
WJWA TIL A female lumberjack is called a lumberjill
b6RxE TIL that scientists once came up with a theory that the Refractory Period in males evolved as a survival mechanism to prevent them from fatally exhausting themselves during sexual activities.
X09rQ TIL Kevin O’Leary, known from Dragons’ Den, isn’t a billionaire but a master self-promoter. He sold a software company to Mattel in a $4B deal that later flopped, ran underperforming investment funds, and faced lawsuits. Critics say he’s better at branding than business
xVaX7 TIL of an obese Scottish man who went 382 days without food. He survived on coffee, tea and sparkling water along with potassium and sodium supplements. He went from 456 pounds to 180 pounds. All of this was documented and published in the Postgraduate Medical Journal.