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TIL that two chefs have committed suicide after being on one of Gordon Ramsay’s cooking shows.

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kgWe TIL of the saying “Thank God for Mississippi.” Used by residents of states who do poorly in rankings comparing US States, because Mississippi is almost always doing worse than they are.
KYEJQ TIL that the phrase “no animals were harmed in the making of this movie” is not necessary accurate.
ZryR TIL William Bradford, governor of Plymouth Colony, was a year old when his father died so he was sent to live with his grandfather, who died two years later so he was sent to live with his mother, she died one year later.
D1noJ TIL Xenophanes (c. 570 – c. 475 BC) was the first person known to have used fossils as evidence for a theory of the history of the Earth. Having discovered fossils of marine life on a mountain he posited they were once underwater.
RkWQ TIL 0.5% of the world’s population owns 38.5% of its wealth. The bottom 66% of humanity account for just 3.3% of it