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TIL that Leopold von Sacher-Masoch was humiliated that the term "masochism" was named after him.

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Z8b5D TIL that in the mid-1990s, a man in Montana was able to build fully armed Cobra attack helicopters out of supposedly demilitarized military surplus parts. He then used them to hunt coyotes.
b9noQ TIL that it's estimated that a boy born to Samoan parents is 56 times more likely to get into the NFL than any other kid in America.
Oo5Xe TIL Pringles had to use supercomputers to engineer their chips with optimal aerodynamic properties so that they wouldn't fly off the conveyor belts when moving at very high speeds.
KOxW6 TIL: The "BookIt!" program still exists and - YES - you can still get free Pizza Hut pizza by reading books.
M7xZW TIL Double jeopardy is legal in England and Wales. The Criminal Justice Act 2003, allows an acquitted person's protection against double jeopardy to be withdrawn for certain serious offenses when there is new and compelling evidence and permits a retrial.