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TIL that after Michael Jackson’s death, Google was so inundated with “michael jackson” search requests, they believed they were a victim of a DDoS attack, and blocked further searches for 30 minutes

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8epEa TIL Chicks can be born with four legs
QNPXL TIL heart attack symptoms for women may include Nausea, Sweating, Vomiting, Pain in the neck, jaw, throat, abdomen or back because they buildup cholesterol plaque differently than men
EgOmW TIL Unopened Lego sets have a higher return than gold.
9XlX Austrian mathematician Kurt Gödel had an obsessive fear of being poisoned, and would only eat food that his wife prepared for him. When she had to be hospitalized for six months in 1977, he refused to eat at all and died weighing 65 pounds.
Ooaga TIL original wild bananas contained large seeds, but humans bred them to have tiny seeds for easier consumption.