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TIL that the woman who invented chocolate chip cookies sold the idea to Nestlé in return for a lifetime supply of chocolate

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9YYND TIL Chinese leader Mao had relations with a 14 year old girl and the girl’s father tried to write an outraged letter to him after learning about it. But the post office brought the letter back and warned that insulting the Chairman could lead to extreme retribution or death
d8QaB TIL: Historically, in Britain, committing adultery with the Queen-Consort (the King's wife) was legally considered "high treason" , as was adultery with the wife of the heir to the throne, and fornication with the monarch's eldest unmarried daughter.
0dWMR TIL: In China for about three years around 1900, a secret martial arts training club tried to overthrow the Chinese government & force out foreigners. Known to the West as "The Boxer Rebellion," the name literally comes from the fact that members fought unarmed using Chinese forms of unarmed combat.
nWGOG TIL that spike a chihuahua mix from Ohio is the oldest dog in the world, he will turn 25 years old this Saturday
gX7D TIL that no Pixar movie has ever been a flop or made less than $150 million domestically.