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TIL in Afghanistan, 70% of population is under the age of 25

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KE9 TIL: Chipotle works with the food donation connection and donates their excess food from everyone of their locations to local charities and non profit organizations to help feed the homeless and less fortunate.
WkRLN TIL that Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s grandfather made his fortune by smuggling opium from China, calling it a “fair, honorable and legitimate trade”
J5bj TIL Cooking show celebrity Alton Brown was the cinematographer for the music video for R.E.M.’s “The One I Love.”
XEMGX TIL The sound made by the eruption of Krakatoa was so loud that if it was to happen in Ireland, it would sound like cannon fire in New York City.
lXmN TIL that during the week of 4 April 1964, the Beatles held the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 singles simultaneously. This feat hasn’t been accomplished by any other artist to date, the closest being 50-Cent, who placed three titles simultaneously.