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TIL that the Republic of Nepal has given no names to its seven provinces, only serial numbers.

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wLEy1 TIL that professional wrestler Kerry Von Erich had to have his foot amputated after a bad accident, but continued wrestling while secretly wearing a prosthetic - even showering in his boots so no one would know. His injury wasn't public knowledge until his death from suicide 7 years later.
JY5Gm TIL IKEA once made a commercial where the viewers were first shown emotional shots of a lamp being abandoned by its owner, and then had an actor say "Many of you feel bad for this lamp. That is because you crazy [sic]. It has no feelings, and the new one is much better."
yVVlV TIL Oldest known Homo Sapiens is over 233,000 years old, 30,000+ years more than we thought
d8rr8 TIL The Bee Gees were going to lip sync to a record in the local Gaumont cinema, but as they were running to the theatre, the fragile shellac 78-RPM record broke. The brothers had to sing live and received such a positive response from the audience that they decided to pursue a singing career.
rNmo0 TIL an standard American football field is 53.3 yards wide. For more than 50 years I thought it was 50 yards wide.