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TIL about 'brain fuck' a programming language that it has only 8 valid characters

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8mxb TIL that the name “Annie” in the Michael Jackson song Smooth Criminal is based on the name of the mannequin commonly used in CPR training. Trainees are taught to say “Annie, are you OK?” to the dummy in order to check that the patient is conscious and responsive.
kBlB TIL The human starvation response is unique among all other animals and in that our brains do not require the ingestion of glucose to function. Giving us a prolonged high cognitive function and mobility in the face of starvation.
xx97 TIL 500,000 baseball bats were sold in Russia last year. Only one pair of batting gloves were purchased.
Zw6a TIL Jack and Meg White of the White Stripes claimed to be brother and sister, but were actually married and then divorced before the band made it big. Jack also took Meg’s surname.
KYZyw TIL Ontario Teachers Pension Plan owns 1/3 of a company that controls 2600 units of Taco Bell, Panera, Applebee's, Arby's, and Wendy's