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TIL Australian serial killer Ivan Milat lost 25kg from a failed hunger strike in prison when he was denied a PlayStation

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XgEE TIL that Comcast has the lowest customer satisfaction level of any company OR GOVERNMENT AGENCY in the United States. Including the IRS. Also, Cable is the only industry to “fail”, with a score below 60.
oB4D8 TIL there is a road in France that can only be used twice a day, for a few hours. Then It Disappears Under 13 Feet of Water
MwrW TIL Richard Ayoade regretted participating in the US remake of the IT Crowd saying “I was the only one dumb enough to do it”
VMJd4 TIL of the Man in the Iron Mask. An unidentified prisoner held for 34 years, until his death in 1703, who was forced to wear a mask to ensure no one knew his true identity. His cell had multiple doors so no one could listen; if he spoke of anything other than his immediate needs he would be killed.
PraE TIL that it is impossible for a centipede to have 100 legs. They have one pair of legs per body segment, but always an odd number of body segments, allowing for 98 and 102 legs, but not 100.