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TIL the first Got Milk? commercial, “Aaron Burr,” was directed by Michael Bay.

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Wk0Xd TIL that in 1983 the head of a woman was found in a peat bog in England. A man assumed it belonged to his wife, who he had murdered and dumped in the bog in 1961, and made a full confession. The remains were dated and discovered to be 1750 years old. The man was still convicted of his wife's murder.
m1RKx TIL Burlington, Ontario closes a section of King Road for annual migration of the Jefferson salamander.
ADwLw TIL Oranges are the worlds healthiest food: High concentration of vitamin C, oranges make the perfect snack and add a special tang to many recipes
nX7o TIL that in 1999 the founders of Google actually tried to sell their website to Excite for $1 million- Excite turned them down.
dNOE TIL that before the Columbian Exchange, there were no oranges in Florida, no bananas in Ecuador, no potatoes in Ireland, no coffee in Colombia, no pineapples in Hawaii, no rubber trees in Africa, no chili peppers in Thailand, no tomatoes in Italy, and no chocolate in Switzerland.