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TIL A lot of cigarettes are made with small holes in the filter, such to produce less (2-20 times) nicotine and tar when tested in laboratories for public health, using the prescribed ISO method, compared to the other available CI method or reality.

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oRv1R TIL of Sonya Thomas, a competitive eater. In 2005, she held 22 world titles at a bodyweight of 99 lbs. and defeated elite male and female competitors twice her size or more.
7rn9p TIL that the character Butters was inspired by South Park staff member Eric Stough, a close friend of Trey Parker. Because of his “geeky” tendency to avoid offending others, something the pair found annoying, Matt Stone would refer to him as “little buddy” eventually shortening it to “Butters.”
69B1Z TIL The Steve Wilkos Show is still on the air, and he's hosted almost as many episodes (2,964) as Jerry Springer hosted of his show (3,146)
4d86 TIL in the 2004 exercise between the US and the Indian Air Forces, Indian pilots notched up an astounding 9:1 kill ratio. U.S. pilots said that the Indian pilots showed innovation and flexibility in their tactics. and that they came into the exercise underrating the training and tactics of the IAF
oBppL TIL that when Apple released the LaserWriter printer in 1985 it had a built-in programming language, its own RAM and used the same CPU as the original Macintosh, but running at a higher speed. Because of this, the LaserWriter printer had the most processing power in Apple's product line at that time