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TIL that My Pillow had its BBB accreditation revoked in 2017 due to deceptive advertising practices

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D1Qmg TIL Burj Khalifa (tallest building in the world) was built by Samsung!
bLVE TIL the eastern part of Laos was so heavily bombed that most people can supplement their income by collecting scrap metal 40 years later, some completely rely on it
Wlo4 TIL that the first confirmed “high five” was between LA Dodger teammates Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke on Oct 2, 1977. After Baker hit his 30th homerun of season, Burke met him at home plate with his hand held high over his head and Baker smacked it, later saying “It seemed like the thing to do.”
neA9Y TIL that in Pakistan over 60% of the marriages are between cousins.
ZpeAY TIL: Dominant female cotton-top tamarin monkeys use pheromones to stop subordinate females from breeding. The pheremones suppress sexual behavior and delay puberty. In the event that more than one female in a group becomes pregnant, only one of the pregnancies will survive.