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R5mR9 TIL that the longest hiccup spree lasted 68 years. A man named Charles Osborne started hiccupping in 1922 and continued until 1990, hiccupping an estimated 430 million times.
G9b7 TIL There is a private museum in Michigan, generally open only to paying Product Designers, which showcases thousands of failed products.
rNBdM TIL that wild fans have been a thing at least since the 1800s when composer Lizst had to keep a dog so he can cut its hair to keep up with the demand for his hair locks
oywE TIL that in a gesture of solidarity with the starving troops in Stalingrad, the german commander, Kurt Zeitzler reduced his own rations to their level. After 2 weeks he had lost 26 pounds.
EgDZo TIL Jim Brown, at Syracuse University, was named All-America in lacrosse in 1957, after which no other black player was voted All-America for 23 years.