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TIL Facebook lost about $700 billion in market capitalization after rebranding as Meta

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XJ6k TIL that in Clifton, New Jersey there is an old sewage tunnel system know to locals as The Gates of Hell. Urban legend has it that the drains go on for hundreds of feet underground, layered seven times just like the circles of hell.
X0Lpj TIL that Brazil's obsession with plastic surgery stems (for a large part) from the efforts of plastic surgeon Ivan Pitanguy to made it free. His "right to beauty"' campaign was influenced by his treatment of the many burned victims of the Niterói circus fire (17/12/1961).
R7Xx6 TIL Tony Bennett first ‘met’ his wife Susan Benedetto while she was in the womb. In 1966, her parents met the singer backstage to pose for a picture him whilst her mother was pregnant with her. Bennett said “It’s a photo we all laugh about, knowing the incredible turn of events that followed.”
DQKRr TIL that the British actor Harry H. Corbett famous for starring in the sitcom Steptoe and Son, reportedly killed two Japanese soldiers in hand to hand combat during World War Two.
VkeZ TIL that the Germanic peoples always drank wine while holding councils, as they believed nobody could lie effectively when drunk.