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TIL that there is a world record for weirdest diet, the diet included 18 bicycles and a few TV sets

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l77g1 TIL Romanian prisoners would receive reduced sentences if they wrote a book.
5YrKP TIL the original founding population of Native Americans was about 250 people. At their peak, there were about 18 million in North America and 40 million from Alaska to Argentina. It’s estimated that the population dropped by almost 90% within a few centuries after the arrival of the Europeans.
b6R50 TIL It took 6 hours for Marilyn Monroe's body to reach the morgue. It should have only taken 45 minutes.
Amya TIL the leather made in Bugatti Veyrons are sourced from separately raised cows in the mountains of Austria, because the cows are in an environment free of barbed wire and mosquitoes, allowing for almost flawless hide
4X7p5 TIL that according to cognitive dissonance theory, the "Ben Franklin effect" means that whether you choose to treat someone well or not, you will devise a reason for why they deserved it, either way.