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TIL that Anthony Bourdain once said that the most disgusting thing he had ever eaten was a Chicken McNugget

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E1QJo TIL That in the Live Aid Queen performance, at 16:38 you can see a wave going to the back of the stadium from the people clapping. That wave is the speed of sound, caused by the people at the back hearing the music a split second before the people at the front.
MNEb TIL there’s an alarm clock that donates your money to charities/political parties that you disapprove of every time you hit the snooze button.
OodM1 TIL when France increased the price of cigarettes by 66% over an eight-year period, the smoking rate among French executives and professionals declined. However, the smoking rate among manual laborers remained about the same and among the unemployed, it increased.
VQnm TIL that in 1983 Ronald Reagan said “There are some people who would have you so stand on principle that if you don’t get all that you’ve asked for, you jump off the cliff with the flag flying…I believe half a loaf is better than none and that…you’re not going to always get everything you want.”
XEGmj TIL that before he broke into comedy, Phil Hartman was a graphic designer, and created numerous iconic album covers and logos