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TIL Hamburgers got their name because they originated in Hamburg, Germany

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KORn4 TIL Oprah has been criticized in the past for promoting skin creams that use foreskins from babies.
15NP TIL that J.K. Rowling wrote the final chapter of the 7th Harry Potter book 9 years before the 1st book was released.
KYOx9 TIL that Hulk Hogan, despite a successful career in the wrestling business, considered ending his life after the end of his first marriage, and credits Laila Ali with saving his life
9wvep TIL the concept of sister cities originated in WW2 as a way of establishing solidarity between allied cities that had been devastated by fighting and air raids. The first 'twinned' cities were Coventry, England and Stalingrad in the Soviet Union in 1942 as both were extensively destroyed in the war
7b6X TIL that Moringa tree leaves contain all of the essential amino acids, more iron than spinach, more calcium than milk, more Vitamin A than carrots, and their seeds have been shown to purify water!