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TIL we get the word “tomato” from the Nahuatl people of Mexico.

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8gvK TIL Jerry Seinfeld asked Joan Rivers to be the first guest on Season 5 of “Comedians in Cars”. She postponed due to a scheduled medical procedure but eventually died due to complications during said procedure.
lWO1 TIL that Mark Twain blew the bulk of his book profits and his wife’s inheritance investing in the failed Paige typesetting machine, the inflation-adjusted equivalent of $8million USD, which lead him to file bankruptcy in 1894.
9r8B TIL in 2005 Leonard Cohen sued his long-time manager for defrauding him of more than $US5 million, leaving him with just $150,000 from his 30-year career. The theft of almost all of his fortune forced Cohen to start touring again for the first time in 15 years at the age of 74.
Z8Pa TIL the list of ingredients of a Twinkie includes beef fat
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