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TIL there is a man with the first name "God," who sued Equifax in 2014 because his name prevented his credit from being reported

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loG57 TIL that 'focussed' is an acceptable spelling variation.
69B5Q TIL: There is a study by several PhDs also backed by 45 previous studies, that found out that height impacts salaries. Every inch above average height nets $789. Possible explanations are that tall people are seen as more leader like and the process of "looking down" makes one more confident.
ANxxa TIL the first ever text message in history is "Merry Christmas"
9wwd7 TIL about the psychology experiment that helped prove how easy it is to extract a false confession from an innocent person.
awlkb TIL Tim Burton's name was added to The Nightmare Before Christmas' title as a strategy to broaden marketing appeal. After a preview screening to a group of schoolchildren, Disney worried the film was too dark for kids. So, they had it released under a PG rating through distributor Touchstone Films.