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TIL in 2017, five bald men were killed in Mozambique because their killers believed that the heads of bald men contain gold.

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16Rrd TIL Time magazine was the first to introduce the name "World War II"
OW11 TIL The Butterfly Effect isn’t meant to illustrate how small events may have far-reaching consequences - it’s about the limits of predictability, and how we can’t be absolutely certain of the outcomes of any calculations related to the weather.
d8Ed TIL Lego blocks have a tolerance as small as 10 micrometers, as they need to fit with every block made for the last 54 years.
m1pBo TIL the first practical roadside breathalyzer was used in 1931 and it was called the Drunk-o-meter.
G9aN TIL the Scrubs episode which poked fun at multi-camera sitcoms won an Emmy for “Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing”.