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TIL the odds of you being born are at least 1 in 400 trillion
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TIL That Chicago is named after an onion. "The name Chicago derives from 17th century French rendering of a Native American term for ramps (Allium tricoccum), a type of edible wild leek, which grew abundantly near the river. The river, and its region, were named after this plant."
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TIL Ashton Kutcher tried steve jobs diet when getting into character for the JOBS movie and ended up in the Hospital because it messed up is pancreas levels… Steve jobs died of Pancreatic Cancer
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TIL candle wicks curve over on purpose. This puts the tip just (and just the tip) in reach of oxygen, effectively trimming the wick.
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TIL a pigeon was held in India and kept under police guard on allegation of spying for Pakistan
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TIL Duke Nukem's original developer, Apogee Software, feared they would be sued due to the Captain Planet and the Planeteers animated series featuring a character with the same name. They renamed the 2.0 version of its game Duke Nukum because of this. It turned out the name was not registered.