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TIL Sal Khan (founder of Khan Academy) was the lead singer of a death metal band

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wLRrE TIL Dave Thomas, the founder of Wendy's, was adopted when he was just 6 weeks old. His adoptive mother died when he was 5, and he was abused by his adoptive father. Hoping he could find better matches for other children in the future, he founded the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption in 1992.
vZL TIL most bamboo species only flower once every several decades; and, when these species flower, every plant in the world flowers at the same time, regardless of location, climate, or other environmental factors, for reasons scientists have yet to discern.
loLl7 TIL Hawaii's is the only state in the US that still have McDonald's deep fried apple pie. McDonald's Hawaii outsell their mainland counterparts in Apple Pies and they also have taro pie and haupia (coconut) pie.
vPZDD TIL that 2024 will be the 7th time in American history where there is a rematch of the same two major party candidates from the previous election, and the 5th time both candidates served or ended up serving as President.
mxNdx TIL that Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen never played chess in their life until the movie X-Men required them to do so. A chess master came in to teach them.