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TIL That Harris Wittels, writer and guest actor on Parks and Recreation, coined the term "humblebrag".

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QN80M TIL 'All Dressed' is a chip flavor immensely popular in Canada since the 1970s. This flavor combines ketchup, barbecue, sour cream and onion, and salt and vinegar flavors all rolled into one chip. Ruffles has recently been marketing the flavor in the US.
PdxO TIL limpet teeth are the strongest biological material on the planet and are stronger then Kevlar .
wLyBM TIL That in 1990, China's GDP per capita (318 USD) was smaller than that of India (363 USD) & Pakistan (371 USD).
5Ywj8 TIL the longest continuously operating university in the Americas is in Peru. The National University of San Marcos is 468 years old, founded in 1551 by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
9YoZX TIL about the Diggers, a group of proto-Socialists in 17th Century England who would take over common land and start growing crops for the benefit of the people.