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TIL 70% of U.S. adults who are at least 20 years old are overweight or obese.

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66BY TIL the Japanese method of how to iron a shirt in less than 3 minutes, and that Japanese men compete in a huge competition each year to attempt to earn the title of “fastest-shirt-ironer.”
6EdAY TIL in 2015 a Jeopardy contestant answered the final jeopardy question with "what is the ballad of TURD FERGUSON." Prompting Alex Trebek to say "Turd Ferguson," a reference to the popular SNL Norm MacDonald skit.
J7dB TIL in 1957 a Catholic priest produced a concept car designed to be extra safe. Its body was dent, rust, and corrosion proof and the seats swiveled to face rearwards upon collision. It also had hydraulic jacks, crumple zones and a roll cage.
8jO4 TIL Kristen Dunst did a cover of turning japanese
MeoA TIL in the UK, Virgin Atlantic run a “Flying Without Fear” course, which has a 98% success rate in curing people of their fears.