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TIL H.R. Giger (designer for the ‘Alien’ series) has two bars in Europe with the same amazing biomechanical design he used in the Alien movies.

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6Z4W TIL that at age 16 Ted Kaczysnki was a student at Harvard, where he underwent devastating psychological torture as part of the CIA’s MKUltra “mind control” program. Today, we know Kaczynski as The Unabomber.
X0G9j TIL Bob Moore, founder of Bob’s Red Mill, refused to sell to corporations, citing the Bible: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Instead, he gave his $100M company to his 700 employees via an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The company now sells in over 70 countries.
v14nR TIL that I accidentally set a "World Record" for pinching 500 candle wicks with my fingers. It was a stupid idea that turned out to be a first for world records.
D16XJ TIL even though the human brain only weighs 2% of an average persons body weight, it burns 20% of the calories you consume.
ZDRB TIL A South African man woke up in a morgue freezer almost one day after being declared dead