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TIL that Ikea acquired TaskRabbit in 2017

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QJJOL TIL that before his execution, the Marquis de Favras, upon reading his death warrant stated, "I see that you have made three spelling mistakes"
W75go TIL about Nagoro, a creepy village in the valleys of Shikoku, Japan, where around 350 life-size dolls outnumber the human residents. Created by Tsukimi Ayano, who returned to her hometown 11 years ago, each doll represents a former villager who either moved away or died.
9YG46 TIL Gina Torres (Dozer’s widow in Matrix Reloaded and of course Zoe from Firefly) is a classically-and-jazz-trained mezzo-soprano and speaks fluid Spanish
9Yv8D TIL that in the late Middle Ages, books were so valuable that libraries would chain them to the bookcase. This was widely practised until the 18th century.
m9yp TIL a healthy coral reef will sound like popcorn popping