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TIL that Ranch dressing was invented in Alaska, by a plumber trying to keep his employees satisfied with his cooking

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XdxP TIL Humans did not evolve from either of the living species of chimpanzees. Humans and chimpanzees did, however, evolve from a common ancestor. The two modern species (common chimpanzees and bonobos) are humans’ closest living relatives.
KOeO9 TIL that, since 1945, the only artists who could have - at one point - claimed to have the biggest selling album of all time were Vaughn Meader (The First Family), Carole King (Tapestry) and the BeeGees (Saturday Night Fever), before Michael Jackson released Thriller in 1984.
9Lnm TIL the expiration dates on water bottles is for the bottle and not for the water. The water doesn’t go bad but the bottle “expires” and starts leaching chemicals into the water.
0wQMy TIL Jerry Zucker, the director of Airplane! and Top Secret as well as a writer for Naked Gun, was the director for Ghost (1990) with Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, and Whoopi Goldberg
paO8 TIL that the battle of Cannae was so utterly devastating that Rome declared a day of mourning because there was no one in the city who was not either related to or knew someone who had died.