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TIL that before he rapped, Ice Cube studied Architecture and Drafting, and he maintains a love for it to this day.

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n787 TIL Christopher Walken doesn’t like to watch his early movies because he thinks he was too “pretty”.
9YyJG TIL that if the Yellowstone Supervolcano erupted it would blanket the entirety of the U.S in a layer of ash, as well as most of North America. What would ensue is a potential decade or so of 'Volcanic Winter', where the global temperature would drop significantly, among other issues.
RBdw TIL sailors used to measure the proof of their rum by mixing it with gunpowder and igniting it. Only the rum that exploded had a good alcohol concentration.
R78vj TIL Coca-Cola was originally made when it’s creator, Civil War Colonel John Pemberton, was wounded and became addicted to morphine. Coca-Cola was the result of his search for a substitute.
87JX TIL the Men’s Warehouse guy (“I guarantee it”) was fired because he had “difficulty accepting the fact” that, although he founded the company, he was no longer in control as a CEO, and just simply a pitchman.