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TIL the 90's motivational book series "Chicken Soup for the Soul" owns the Redbox DVD rental kiosks

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v1pED TIL Hamlet and Much Ado About Nothing have both been translated into Klingon. Klingon Hamlet was also performed in its entirety by the same theater company responsible for the Klingon Christmas Carol.
ZEp4 TIL that Portobello, Cremini, and Button (White) mushrooms are all different stages of maturity for the same mushroom.
KOyQ6 TIL about a British man who bought a ceramic pot at a junk sale for less than £4 and used it as a toothbrush holder until learning it was actually made in the Indus Valley of present-day Afghanistan about 4,000 years ago. It's thought the pot was originally brought to the UK by British tourists.
Lxvp TIL there is an organization called Engineers Without Borders that works to improve infrastructure and engineering practices in developing countries.
X0vYj TIL about the Cagots, a group persecuted in France and Spain for nearly 1,000 years. Despite having no distinct language, race, religion, culture or physical traits than people around them, they faced social segregation and prejudice. Their exclusion is one of history's lesser known injustices.