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TIL we are either left or right eye dominant, just the way we are either left-handed or right-handed. ~70% are right-eyed.

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nWx6P TIL that Chick-fil-A started in 1961, after founder S. Truett Cathy found a fryer that cooked chicken as quickly as a fast food burger. Chick-fil-A licensed the sandwich to 50 restaurants, including Waffle House, until 1967, when the first standalone Chick-fil-A was opened.
oPkE TIL that the woman who spearheaded a landmark church and state separation lawsuit in 1963 was kidnapped, held captive for months, and eventually murdered when she was in her 70s, along with her son and granddaughter.
ZD6o TIL that between the time it was discovered and the time it was unclassified as a planet, Pluto did not even complete one revolution around the sun.
7rl9Z TIL that Elton John was Eminem’s sponsor. “When I first wanted to get sober, I called [Elton] and spoke to him about it,” said Eminem
xVpX0 TIL Doris Day turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom, an honorary Academy Award and Kennedy Center Honors Award because her intense fear of flying made it impossible to accept the awards in person.