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TIL that when the Dutch found the Dodo Birds, they named them “Dodaersen”, which translates to “Fat asses”.

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G8kN TIL that Nelson Rockefeller, once Vice President of the United States, died at age 70 of a heart attack rumoured to be caused during sex with his 25 year old assistant. The New York Magazine quipped: “Nelson thought he was coming, but he was going”.
JBrl TIL In 2011, four Wal-Mart employees we fired for disarming a gunman caught shoplifting.
KOOdB TIL that due to a blaze that happened in Brazil in 1974, the LA Fire Code was change to make it mandatory to have a rooftop helicopter pad on all buildings over 120 feet, to be used as a means to escape a structure fire.
kOQj7 TIL that Judge Ito ( of OJ simpson trial fame) was married to the former superior officer of Mark Fuhrman (of OJ Simpson trial fame)
eQmD TIL that 90% of people with albinism in Africa, die by the age of 40 due to persecution.