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TIL that the Burpee is named after a person named Royal Burpee

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9X7B TIL Pink Floyd’s hit album “The Wall” was influenced by a bunch of roudy concert goers who annoyed Rodger Waters so much that he decided to write an album about building a metaphorical wall.
neX1r TIL there is a law in France stating that models have to provide a doctor's certificate attesting to their overall physical health, with special regard to their body mass index (BMI)
14nO TIL that since 1980 about 40% of the top honours in men’s long distance international athletics have gone to Kenyans from a single tribe, the Kalenjin.
QRRE TIL Ben Folds showed up to a jury recital at University of Miami’s music school with a broken hand from defending his roommate from bullies the night before, but was required to play anyway. He ended up losing his scholarship and in desperation threw his drum kit into his campus’ lake.
5VDDr TIL a 2017 survey of 1,000 Americans regarding bacon found that 21% said that if they had a choice, they would eat it every day for the rest of their lives & 16% said they couldn't live without it. Only 4% said they did not like bacon.