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TIL- Most countries DO NOT use Daylight Savings Time.

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xVvoB TIL Jordan Peele was initially offered the role of the Poop emoji in The Emoji Movie, ultimately leading him to take a voluntary retirement from acting. The part subsequently went to Sir Patrick Stewart.
W6aN TIL half the nitrogen in your body derives from a synthetic process, invented by two Chemists in 1909. Their discovery is keeping nearly half of Earth’s population alive today.
nWeDB TIL that during one of the Beatles' shows for their 1966 U.S. Tour, over 2,000 fans broke through the security barriers separating the audience from the stage, forcing the band to stop performing and take shelter backstage. 30 minutes passed before security was restored and the show could resume.
4Xxlg TIL there is a Jeff Goldblum day every July 13th in Pittsburgh
e0oEL TIL Steve Jobs shared details of the original Macintosh with Bill Gates to excite him about the future of their partnership. Bill Gates and the Microsoft team started referring to the Macintosh as project "Sand", a reverse engineered acronym for "Steve's amazing new device."