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TIL that the founder and CEO of a Greek yogurt company (Chobani) was a Turkish immigrant who came to the U.S. with only $3,000 and bought an abandoned factory, and started producing yogurt. Now, his company generates over a billion dollars in revenue.

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P4mG TIL Iceland’s slogan “Come Find Yourself” came around after a tourist joined her own search party throughout a weekend. She finally realized they where searching for her and informed authorities she was safe.
V8LG TIL that the song “I put a spell on you” by screamin’ Jay Hawkins was originally meant to be a ballad but he got really drunk and started screanin and groaning. In fact, he got so drunk that he couldn’t remember what he had donde and had to relearn the song listening to the recording.
v1DwD TIL That July is Disability Pride Month
yVGEX TIL Stephen Hawking's wife Jane offered free room-and-board at their home to students who would help care for her husband. Stephen needed fulltime help with dressing, bathing, and did not want help from anyone other than Jane
0dADA TIL the average duration of power outages doubled from 2015 to 2021, in the U.S.. On average, people experienced 7 hours of power interruptions in 2021