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TIL that the lead singer of “The Village People” was actually straight.

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9KeQ TIL Kosher salt is not called “Kosher” because the salt itself is specifically certified as kosher. Rather, Kosher salt got its name because this larger grained version of salt was used in the process of koshering meat, specifically to remove surface blood from meat.
5QMR TIL that J.R.R.Tolkien was involved in the excavation of an ancient ring, it’s believed the ring inspired The Lord Of The Rings trilogy.
PgLZ TIL The mercedes-benz logo symbolize ambition of universal motorization–“on land, on water and in the air.”
gMlEW TIL that during China's one child policy, 324 million Chinese women were pressured into being surgically fitted with contraceptive devices and 108 million were sterilized
LQNPm TIL about a 13th astrological sign Ophiuchus which is the 13th sign of the Zodiac in astrology, and represents those born between Nov. 30 and Dec. 17.