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TIL Millions of rickrolls has only earned Rick Astley $12

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NXL68 TIL that Leela from Futurama is voiced by Peggy from Married... with Children.
poKp TIL that EVE Online, a huge space-themed MMO, had an online player battle so big that it lasted 21 hours, costing an theoretical real-world value of $330,000 in microtransactions, and had been the largest recorded player vs. player battle in history. It is known as the Bloodbath of B-R5RB.
p8LRe TIL of Sophia Blanchard one of the first women to fly hot air balloons. She lost consciousness on a few occasions, endured freezing temperatures and almost drowned when her balloon crashed in a marsh. In 1819, she died when her air balloon crashed. 10 years earlier her husband died the same way.
PYWOg TIL the human foot is one of the heaviest sweat producers on the body and contains 250,000 sweat glands. However, these eccrine glands produce sweat of mostly water and salt meant to cool you, and it has very little odor on its own.
QNDlE TIL the observance of daylight savings time results in over a 6% increase in suicides and overdoses immediately after the spring observation