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TIL That Paul Newman’s company Newman’s Own donates all after tax profits to charity. Over $430 Million and counting.

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pYvp TIL the Dead Kennedy’s started to attract an unwanted group neo-nazi punk fans in the late 70s. To combat the wave of unwanted fans, they released the single “Nazi Punks F*ck Off”.
xV4gD TIL that Aramaic -the language spoken by the historical Jesus- is still being spoken as a mother tongue in a small village in Syria.
ADmOo TIL the fastest boat ever hit 318 mph, setting the water-born vehicle speed record in 1978.
oByR8 TIL After ordering multiple massacres, Zhang Xianzhong had his few remaining loyal servants carve a stele to explain his actions. The stele read: "Heaven Brings Forth Numerous Things to Nurture Man. Man Has Nothing Good With Which To Recompense Heaven. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill."
nWj1G TIL sheep, goats, llamas, and donkeys graze the O’Hare Airport property each season