5 Fascinating Facts We Learned From Reddit This Week

1. A 1965 Barbie doll was packaged with a book titled How to Lose Weight.

The pro tip in said book? "Don't eat!"According to The Complete History of the Wardrobes of Barbie Doll, the book was packaged with two Barbie sets. "Slumber Party" also included a pink scale permanently set to 110 lbs.Image courtesy of Flickr, Tinker*Tailor loves Lalka.

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"Who needs school, when you've got the Internet?" said no one. Still, it's unlikely you'd run across these compelling factoids in your common textbook. Leave it to Reddit to mine the most interesting trivia from the depths of the web.

SEE ALSO: 20 Fascinating Facts We Learned From Reddit in 2012

This week's edition of Reddit Facts touches on Barbie, the nature of genius and a heroic brain surgeon.

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