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TIL that singer Carly Simon's father is the founder and namesake of the Simon & Schuster publishing company

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MeBV7 TIL The original name of the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation was the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health
0dXlv TIL that the US Congress never officially voted on Ohio’s statehood until 1953 due to an oversight—despite the state celebrating its founding in 1803
e0M6D TIL: In 2007, when Halo 3 released it broke records on video game sales, making $170 million on the first day. Film executives blamed Halo for a 27% drop in the box office for that week.
kO1jd TIL that in 1974, KFC Japan started selling family sized Christmas dinners including chicken, cake and wine. They became so popular that they now require ordering weeks in advance to prevent waiting in line for hours. They account for about a third of the chain’s yearly sales in Japan.
BrbdW TIL: Delaware is the only original U.S. colony to never lead any branch of government in the history of the U.S. - No President, No Supreme Court Justice, No Speaker of the House, and No Senate Majority or Minority Leader has ever served from the state.