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TIL that the Greeks started the tradition of putting candles on cakes. To honour the moon goddess Artemis, the round cakes symbolised the moon, and the candles were the moonlight

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wLYO8 TIL that Hiram Revels was the first African-American Senator. He took the seat of Jefferson Davis, who was the president of the Confederacy
E5vo TIL that when eating cookie dough, you are more likely to be poisoned by the flour than the actual eggs
9YKKm TIL of Jia Jiang, a startup founder who set out to overcome his fear of rejection in "100 Days of Rejection." He forced himself to ask strangers for favors with high risk of a "no" such as: Ask to borrow $100; ask for a free "burger refill" at a restaurant. His odd requests sometimes got a "yes."
rR9B0 TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger reduced the sentence of a convicted murderer because he was the son of a friend.
xVnvo TIL Paula Deen (of deep-fried cheesecake and doughnut hamburger fame) kept her diabetes diagnosis secret for 3 years. She also announced she took a sponsorship from a diabetes drug company the day she revealed her condition.