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TIL the german banker who claimed is bank was committing fraud and was locked up for being crazy, already won his case and is now a free man

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yVYVv TIL Human metabolism adapted to function best with periods of hunger and eating during the day and sleeping at night. A study found a higher risk of heart attack among men who snacked in the middle of the night compared with those who didn't
rN1Ld TIL that legendary University of Tennessee football coach Robert Neyland helped design the stadium the team plays in. The stadium was renamed in his honor in 1962.
oEnR TIL: There is a weekly protest in Korea at the Japanese embassy which aims at obtaining justice from the Japanese government regarding the large scale sexual slavery system established under Imperial Japan rule during World War II, it holds the world record as the oldest rally on a single theme
R7x1j TIL Chip Douglas first demonstrated it for the Turtles' vocalists H. Kaylan and M. Volman on a harmonium with a broken bellows, requiring him to play the song slowly. The slower tempo impressed Kaylan and Volman and consequently, the Turtles' recording of the song uses this slower arrangement.
6Eg0w TIL That employees who work at Jack Daniels get a free bottle of Jack Daniels with their paychecks on the first Friday of every month.