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TIL that Mondragón Corporation, a worker-owned federation of cooperatives founded in 1956, is today the 7th largest Spanish company

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6vvm TIL Near human-like levels of consciousness have been observed in the African gray parrot
BQ1K TIL that Queen Elizabeth II served as a mechanic and driver in WWII, and is the last surviving head of state who served in uniform during the Second World War.
QJKNd TIL producer Jeffrey Katzenberg revived The Walt Disney Studios by helming some of their biggest hits: The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin. After he angled for a promotion he was forced out the company instead. Better than revenge, he founded DreamWorks Studios.
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WkdG9 TIL that Ultraviolet blood irradiation (UBI) was extensively used in the 1940s and 1950s to treat many diseases including septicemia, pneumonia, tuberculosis, arthritis, asthma and even poliomyelitis.