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TIL The Susie G. Komen Foundation has only donated 3.6% of the money it’s raised to metastatic breast cancer research.

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oB0Xr TIL about Jamie Kennedy's 2013 new years eve special where Macy Gray showed up drunk, everyone missed a bunch of cues and they were late for the new years countdown before a fight broke out during the end credits.
KYRjB TIL that in October 1839, Robert Cornelius took the world’s first selfie. A self-portrait captured with early photographic tech.
J157V TIL that the Afrikaans language is a variation of Dutch as a result of colonialism in Africa.
ZpeK4 TIL that the phrase “Siamese Twins” originated with Chang and Eng Bunker, conjoined twins from Siam born in 1811 who widely exhibited themselves throughout Europe and the United States. They became rich, settled in North Carolina, married two sisters, had 21 children, and owned slaves.
oBB7L TIL Sports Illustrated Predicted the Houston Astros to win 2017 World Series in 2014. They even had the 2017 World Series MVP on the cover.