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TIL Jupiter’s moons are named after Jupiter’s children

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a8J1A TIL in the 1980s, Jim Davis wanted plush Garfields made with Velcro so people could hang them on curtains, but the factory mistakenly returned the prototype with suction cups. He approved it. They soon became a craze and people were putting them on car windows and smashing car windows to steal them.
VPRm TIL When you experience a “gut feeling,” it’s because the same peptides that are released in your brain are also lining your gastrointestinal tract.
78xBr TIL after Tim Duncan's sophomore year in college he was already a top NBA prospect. Jerry West, the Lakers GM, said he could've been the #1 pick in the '95 draft. But he finished college instead because he promised his dying mom he'd get a degree. It didn't hurt his draft position, he went #1 in '97
GA1mj TIL that humans are bad at face recognition and almost can't distinguish unknown people apart.
ew06 TIL that actor Erik Stolhanske, notable from his role as Officer ‘Rabbit’ in Super Troopers, was featured in the original P90X workout videos…despite being born with only one leg.