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TIL PETA kills 97,3% of the animals under it’s care

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9YEJ6 TIL in the show The Office, Kelly, Ryan, and Toby work in the annex because they are also writers of the show and don't have time to do background work.
gapb TIL humans are killed for their organs in China. It’s not an urban legend, and it’s fairly well documented.
1aEPD TIL that the source tune for the American National Anthem, the Star Spangled Banner, came from an 18th century drinking song called "To Anacreon In Heaven."
8rwG TIL that for Easter in the Czech Republic, men use braided willows to whip women’s buttocks. Said women then thank the men for ensuring their beauty and vitality, and reward them with chocolate or a shot of plum brandy.
QN0a9 Today I learned Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has held an annual buggy race since 1920. (There is someone inside the buggy steering)