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TIL that the founder & CEO of Little Caesar’s Pizza payed Rosa Park’s rent so that she could live in a better part of Detroit until her death.

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vjmj TIL a Philadelphia teen fell 5 stories while exploring an abandoned hotel with his friends breaking nearly every bone in his body. 8 weeks later he was back home and back to living a normal life.
loDR7 TIL when George Clooney wanted to adopt a new dog, the rescue shelter said it was up to the dog to like Clooney, and if there wasn’t a connection, they would find the dog a different home. To make sure the dog would like him, Clooney rubbed turkey meatballs on his feet. It worked great.
69BBQ TIL Chevy Chase dropped the n-word on the set of Community.
9YKX7 TIL that airport officials in Bulgaria seized two million baby eels that had been hidden in luggage. The eels, known as elvers, had been declared food items. It’s a critically endangered species and cannot be exported outside the region.
aZ19 TIL Flush Toilets were invented in India (Indus Valley Civilization, the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro)