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TIL despite having created one of the largest fast food franchises, Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas decided to go back to school and earn his GED in 1993 at the age of 61. His GED class voted him Most Likely to Succeed.

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X0aVQ TIL: K2, the world's second highest mountain, has had nearly 1 person die for every 4 successful summits
dD6D9 TIL about the Arabic novel Theologus Autodidactus, (“ The Self-taught Theologian"), which is considered to be one of the earliest Science Fiction stories. Its ‘impact event’ climax ends with a catastrophic doomsday apocalypse. It was written between 1268 and 1277.
b6kpp TIL that George Washington had to borrow money to travel to New York City for his presidential inauguration. Despite owning 60,000 acres and 300 slaves he had very little cash and part of the reason he took the job was the salary.
nWaLY TIL JFK ordered 1200 of his favorite cuban cigars the night before he signed the cuban trade embargo
jNyGa TIL One cup measure for baking/cooking can vary by country making a big difference in the outcome of recipes.