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TIL that Rod Temperton wrote Vincent Price’s famous "Thriller" spoken-word sequence while in a taxi cab on his way to the recording studio. Vincent Price then recorded his spoken-word sequence in two takes.

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rNByw TIL that Nike's meeting went horribly wrong when one of their representatives mispronounced Curry's name, calling him "Steph-on" instead of "Steph-en." Even worse, a repurposed PowerPoint slide displayed Kevin Durant's name and lost Stephen Curry to Under Armour
l7YeA TIL of Dina Sinachar, a six year old boy found by hunters who was raised by wolves. He walked on all fours, ate raw meat, howled, and was the inspiration for the jungle book.
D7jJ TIL “Almost” is the longest word in the English language with all its letters in alphabetical order.
ANRaw TIL Galaxies are very flat. The length to width ratio of the Milky Way is about 60:1, roughly comparable to a chopstick
rjJ1 TIL Costco doesn’t make money selling products - it makes all profits from membership fees