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TIL when Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs first opened in 1916, the owner hired people to dress as doctors and eat hot dogs outside his shop, to convince people his hot dogs were healthy.

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ARJ4 TIL British singer Lily Allen’s 2007 single, “Alfie” is about her lazy pothead brother and how she wants him to make something of his life instead of being a bum. Her brother is Alfie Allen, better known as the actor who plays Theon Greyjoy in HBO’s “Game of Thrones”.
4kvYN Today I learned that Saint Valentine (as the one Valentine's Day is named after) is also considered a patron saint of beekeepers.
awYR9 TIL in 1947 in India there were still 565 active "princely states" or principalities under a local or traditional ruler in a subsidiary alliance with the British rule in India. They covered 40% of India and ranged from large states of 16 million people, down to 10 sq. miles with populations of 3,000
KOXrG TIL Scorsese's Wolf of Wall Street was funded by Riza Aziz who diverted $155M from Malaysia's 1MDB economic development company. In addition, his step-father (Prime Minister Najib Razak) channeled $700M into his personal account. 1MDB has no company address and was issued a $3B bond by Goldman Sachs
8aQob TIL of Bicameral theory. The idea that humans have been a self aware and conscious species for only a few thousand years. It's based off the overwhelming absence of introspection and meditation in very ancient texts.