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TIL the show “Biggest Loser” would dehydrate and mistreat their contestants to make them lose weight and keep the show interesting.

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pY1ab Til that Nicholas Trist the amassador sent to negotiate the end to the Mexican American war was fired from his post by president Polk. Trist responded by ignoring Polk’s order to return to the US and continued to negotiate the end of the war with Mexico.
d7bZ TIL that the Airbus A380 jumbo jet was so well insulated from engine noise that the pilots couldn’t sleep during their rest periods as they could hear every crying baby, snoring passenger, and toilet flush. To combat the problem, Airbus was considering piping ambient noise back into the plane.
xBMo TIL that in 1950, Ladislao Kubala signed for Barcelona after getting drunk on the way to join Real Madrid
P1J9e TIL about the Drop Dead Foundation in Mumbai that fixes leaky faucets for free to save water, which has helped save millions over the years.
x6rEb TIL inanimate objects can win awards like “Hero of Labor” in North Korea.