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TIL that Stiga, which I only knew as a Sweden table tennis products company, is actually multinational company headquartered in Italy which mainly manufactures gardening tools

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NXeBP TIL chef and restaurateur David Chang was the first celebrity to win the top $1,000,000 prize on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (for charity), in 2020
xVGQw TIL About the Civilian Conservation Corps, a US Government sponsored work program that provided training and income for young men and their families during The Great Depression. The program is credited for having improved morale, physical health, and employability for those who participated.
GAVX5 TIL that the dude who wrote the “…for dummies” book series is the real-life basis for the nerdy character “Mark Ratner” in “fast times at ridgemont high”
7yAb TIL that at one time Pillsbury bought Burger King with the intention of fixing everything that was wrong with the then declining franchise. To turn things around they hired a McDonald’s executive and when his changes were implemented BK took off like a rocket.
xVkP7 TIL that at least one person has been killed by a lava lamp. In 2004, Philip Quinn decided to heat his lava lamp on the kitchen stove. The lamp exploded, shooting a shard of glass into his heart and ending his life.