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TIL that honey bees are
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TIL chef and restaurateur David Chang was the first celebrity to win the top $1,000,000 prize on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (for charity), in 2020
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TIL The etymology of the worlds most recognizable word, “okay / OK”, comes from a fad in the 1830s where people purposely misspelt “all correct” as “oll korrect”.
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TIL that Bhutan only permitted television and the Internet in 1999, with the King saying that television was a critical step to the modernization of Bhutan, but warning that the "misuse" of this new technology could erode traditional Bhutanese values
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TIL Tipu’s Tiger is an 18th-century mechanical toy created for the Indian king, Tipu. It compromised of a tiger savaging a near life-size European man who emitted a wailing sound from his mouth.The king frequently amused himself with this representation of victory over the English.
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TIL the Pythagorean cup is a drinking cup that forces you to drink in moderation