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TIL the man who runs Khan Academy has three degrees from MIT as well as an MBA from Harvard

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rNVDx TIL The main reason mike the chicken died was because his throat was not cleared and he choked on mucus
mx0rR TIL about mobster --"Handsome Johnny" Roselli, who infiltrated Hollywood in the 1920s. He rose up the ranks with Al Capone. He knew everybody,dated movie stars, played golf with studio heads and was buds with Marilyn Monroe. But in 1976 he was rubbed out by a Mafia hitman & stuffed into an oil drum.
8mV8 TIL there is something called Genetic memory, an example are butterflies who remember their migration route even though it takes three generations to complete
kJxnE TIL Evel Knievel holds the world record for most bones broken in a human body, at a staggering 433.
wLryJ TIL that the character Rocket Raccoon of the Guardians of the Galaxy was inspired by the Beatles' 1968 song 'Rocky Raccoon' from their White Album