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TIL that Pilates was invented by Joe Pilates.

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b6jB7 TIL during the initial localization of Pokémon Nintendo of America proposed to change Pikachu to look like "something like a tiger with huge breasts" according to Pokémon Company president Tsunekazu Ishihara
kLM1 TIL the original author of the Forrest Gump novel wrote a sequel to the book entitled “Gump and Co.” During the book he crashes the Exxon Valdez, helps destroy the Berlin Wall, and fights in Operation Desert Storm.
VMalk TIL In 2020, conservationists captured the first images of Cross River gorillas with multiple babies in Nigeria, proving that the subspecies once feared to be extinct is reproducing. Cross River gorillas are notoriously difficult to capture on camera and no images had captured multiple infants
b9Opj TIL Daler Mehndi was told his music was only popular because his videos featured beautiful women dancing, so he released a music video featuring only himself. This video, "Tunak Tunak Tun", has more than double the views of any of his other videos on youtube (88M as of today).
8ea6Z TIL United States Postal Service vehicles don’t have license plates