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TIL of NeverSeconds, a blog started by 9 year old Martha Payne to rate her school lunches and raise money for charity. Gaining popularity, parents started to take notice of the small size of the lunches and Martha was asked by the school to stop blogging.

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4kvAR TIL The term "prehistoric" refers to a period of time prior to the written word or recorded history. This means that different parts of the world were simultaneously historic (such as Ancient Egypt) and prehistoric (such as the US).
WkyG9 TIL Ed Sheeran has a very short attention span, so his producer Johnny McDaid would bring a suitcase full of Lego for Ed to play with while he would mix tracks.
9w7Dr TIL that psychologist B. F. Skinner got pigeons to repeat strange "rituals" by dropping food into their cage at random intervals. The birds associated their actions before the treats with reward, and demonstrated superstitious repetition of those actions
gMBmy TIL Amancio Ortega, the 6th richest person in the world, has only given three interviews ever. He also refuses to wear a tie or fancy clothes and wears a simple blazer and gray pants to work every day.
v1Avr TIL of Francis Crowley, whose crime spree lasted nearly three months, ending in a two-hour shootout. In prison he was known to stuff his uniform down the toilet, set fire to his bed, and craft homemade weapons. He was executed in the electric chair, at the age of 19.