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TIL that according to an Iowa State University study, the Pokéwalker is one of the most accurate pedometers ever made

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R5dp7 TIL of a court in France which stopped a girl being named "Nutella" and forcibly renamed her to Ella in the absence of her parents. The Judge said that the name Nutella would "only lead to teasing or disparaging thoughts," a complaint not heard by her parents as they did not attend the hearing.
rRpve TIL that King James I of England (who commissioned the King James Bible) was probably gay and had at least three homosexual romantic relationships during his life
Aepn TIL Danny DeVito was asked if he would voice Pikachu in the American version of the game “Great Detective Pikachu”, he declined the offer by saying “What the F is Pokemon?”
VBWmZ TIL half of Led Zeppelin played on Donovan's Sunshine Superman
bB4a TIL Termites eat through wood two times faster when listening to rock music