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TIL that many restaurant food poisonings occur due to uncleaned ice machines, not actual food

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bAlQ TIL of “Mr. Duging” - a man who was killed and eaten by wolves while hunting in Michigan in January of 1885. He had shot and killed 13 wolves and was found with a single round left in his Winchester rifle.
Bgmpd TIL J.K. Simmons found out he had landed the role of J. Jonah Jameson from a kid who was part of Spider-Man fan sites, which had leaked the news, before his agent informed him officially three hours later.
XQVj TIL during the beginning of the 19th century, Ireland had almost half the population of Great Britain with ~5 million to it’s 10.5 million. Today at 6.3 million and 61 million it is little more than 1/10th.
nekBr TIL that in 2016, a scientific expedition climbing Mount Everest to study the link between hypoxia and cognitive decline had to turn back after its own members developed hypoxia
YppVr TIL McDonald’s created a bubble gum flavored broccoli that was a big failure with kids.