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TIL that "re-elected" Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro worked as a bus driver before joining politics

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9wJeB TIL in 2023, Heinz created a Label of Truth that shows the exact Pantone reference color of Heinz ketchup. This is so that consumers can trust that they are being served the right product. The scale measuring the color of ketchup ranges from "Heinz" to "Not Heinz" and "Is That Even Ketchup?"
ADyyB TIL The Chicago Bears are named after the Chicago Cubs! They originally shared a stadium. Footballers are bigger than baseball players so Bears are bigger than Cubshence the name! Heard those names a hundred times and never put it together.
69oQ8 TIL Jim Davis' (aka the creator of the Garfield comic strip) first wife was allergic to cats
VBp5k TIL that David Dao, the doctor who was forcefully removed from United Airlines Flight 3411, was also a popular musician back in Vietnam.
mxnLO TIL that Olivia de Haviland and Joan Fontaine were sisters and lifelong rivals. They were born 15 months apart and were rivals as kids. When Joan won an Oscar against her sister in 1942, she ignored Olivia’s congratulations. 5 years later Olivia did the same to Joan when she won.