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TIL there’s a positive correlation between the obesity rate of a population and the number of Walmarts servicing that population

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MY1m TIL modern Microsoft Office documents (.docx, .xlsx) are actually just ZIP files containing multiple XML files. You can change the extension of office documents to .zip and see this yourself.
bbDQ TIL Czechoslovak runner Emil Zátopek decided to compete in the marathon in the 1952 Olympics, despite never having run that distance in his life. Zátopek asked fellow runner Jim Peters, who he was racing alongside, if the pace was fast enough. When Peters said “no”, Zátopek sped up and won the race
yBeX TIL the pinstripe on a Rolls Royce is handpainted, with no margin for error as the the paint has special properties that instantly bond it to the underlying car paint.
VgQD TIL Alec Baldwin offered to cut his salary by 20% in order for 30 Rock to continue through season 8.
0wrA5 TIL The US Senate still uses a page system. A system where it employs underage boys to run around delivering messages. It even has its own special school the boys, so they can be free to work.