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TIL that the Imbaba neighborhood of Giza, Egypt is the most densely populated city subdivision in the world, with a population of 177,000/km2 (459,000/sq mi)

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v1AjD TIL that Anthony Bourdain did not respect many celebrity chefs, with the notable exception of Thomas Keller. Keller once served Bourdain a 20-course tasting menu which included a mid-meal “coffee and cigarette,” a coffee custard infused with tobacco, with a foie gras mousse.
0wraj TIL Mel Brooks put on a prosthetic 11th finger while adding his handprint to the Hollywood Walk of Fame
VBYOk TIL Broccolini was developed in the 1990’s
woPWW TIL that the Hollywood Walk of Fame has never removed a star, with each star placement becoming a registered historic landmark.
gMOEL TIL: As part of her sentence for abandoning 35 kittens in the woods, an Ohio woman was ordered to spend a night alone in the woods without water, food, or entertainment.