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TIL that most US casino poker games don't actually use poker-size cards, but instead the narrower bridge-size cards

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LkOyV TIL that in 1965, a morbidly obese man didn't eat food for over an entire year. The 27 year old was 456lbs and was put under an experimental fast by doctors. He ingested only multivitamins and potassium tablets for 382 days and defecated once every 40 to 50 days. He ended up losing 275lbs.
Zp9xG TIL: The Chamblee Incident. In 1989, Kenneth Lamar Noid, a mentally ill man who believed that the Domino's Pizza "Avoid the Noid" ads were personally directed towards him, antagonizing him. He took 2 Domino's employees hostage at gunpoint.
1aJPr TIL that a man in Sudan was forced to MARRY A GOAT by his local council of elders after being caught in the act with it by the goat's owner. He also had to pay a $50 dowry to the owner. It is not clear if they are still together.
N7b68 TIL Many psychology experts believe the darkness in fairy tales actually helps children learn to cope with terrible things in the real world. As an example the Beauty and the Beast involves the exposure to ugly danger, the monster, and the triumph over evil, and then finding of the good in the evil!
V7wQ TIL that the deepest layer of the ocean, the hadopelagic zone, is named after the realm of Hades, the Greek underworld. This ranges from 6000m (3.7 miles) deep, down to the very lowest reaches. Populations are sparsest here, and are believed to be sustained by marine snow and thermal vents.