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TIL that Yemenis spend an estimated 14.6 million man-hours per day chewing khat

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46a TIL that when a supermarket tabloid accused a U.S. Senator of being an alien from another planet, his office responded to the allegations in the Associated Press with the phrase “klaatu barada nikto”.
lvQr TIL women who drink four to five cups a day of Coffee are 34 percent less likely to die of heart disease than those women who drink no coffee. Whereas men who drink five cups are 44 percent less likely to die of heart disease than men who drink no coffee
6EOx8 TIL Mohammed Baparape Ali, the crown prince of Benin, has been living in Emmen, the Netherlands, for the past 3+ years, working as a caretaker of the local park. His family wants him to come back and be king, but he wants to stay in Emmen.
P1O0Z TIL Actor Steven Seagal released a reggae fusion album called Songs From the Crystal Cave, with one track featuring the actual lyrics “Me wan’ da poonani”
R78rl TIL Robin Williams, as a stand up comedian, would use other comedians material, and it got to the point, that if a comedian saw Williams in the audience of a comedy club, they would stop their act immediately to prevent Williams from writing down their best jokes.