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TIL the World Wide Web (WWW) was invented by a single person.

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Z807Y TIL: "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God" was a motto suggested for the Seal of the United States. Jefferson eventually appropriated it for his own seal. The source of the motto is not known for certain, but may have originated with Benjamin Franklin.
wLQg6 TIL that the concept of deviled eggs dates all the way back to 4th and 5th century AD.
KYNYR TIL that the CIA overthrew Irans last elected President paving the way for the Iran that we know today.
d8QpQ TIL a 1984 Einstürzende Neubauten performance was stopped after 21 minutes as the band was attempting to drill a hole in the stage so they could leave the venue through the floor
d8REB TIL that the most commonly used sentence in the Harry Potter book series was: “Nothing happened.”; for The Hunger Games series it was: “My name is Katniss Everdeen.”, and for the Twilight series it was: “I sighed.”