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TIL Beyoncé is named after her mama's maiden name, which is also Beyoncé

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8avQ8 TIL To produce a kilogram (2.2 pounds) of pure cocaine requires about a ton of fresh coca leaf
pOw4 TIL Walt Disney’s staff once presented him with a cartoon on his birthday depicting Snow White having sex with the seven dwarfs. Disney applauded at the film’s ingenuity and casually wondered who was responsible. When the blushing illustrators identified themselves, Disney fired them.
ner6W TIL Red vs. Blue is the second longest running web series of all time, behind only Homestar Runner
8aJ0K TIL in 1964 on Long Island, N.Y., 7-Eleven became the first chain to offer fresh coffee in to-go cups. The company expanded to-go coffee to nationwide. By the end of the decade, coffee lids began to come into their own too. In 1967, Philadelphian Alan Frank filed a patent for a tearable coffee lid.
9wJEQ TIL there was debate about World Trade Center land ownership/control when it came time to rebuild (See 3:30)