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TIL: Loneliness is a greater public health hazard than obesity

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b64LE TIL in 2020 a 477-mile long lightning bolt was recorded spanning from Texas through Louisiana and into Mississippi
rRpow TIL in 1999, defunct online retailer eToys once went in a legal battle with Swiss art group Etoy, who were attempting to take their web domain because of the similarity. This then led to the group turning it into an elegant campaign called "Toywar", which ridiculed eToys and was successful.
wooe6 TIL that the show "Between Two Ferns" is completely unscripted, despite what many people believe.
VMOy0 TIL John Candy had only one day to film his scenes for Home Alone; it took 23 hours. He was paid $414, less than the actor who had played the pizza deliveryman
j5gE TIL 14% of women send themselves flowers on Valentine’s Day