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TIL that Colonel Sanders' mother was a devout Christian and strict parent, continuously warning her children of "the evils of alcohol, tobacco, gambling, and whistling on Sundays".

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aw4ZJ TIL 9 year old Rachel Beckwith started a $300 fundraiser for clean water. She asked friends and family to donate $9 instead of B-day presents. She only raised $220, and sadly died in a car accident soon after. Her story spread, her $220 grew to $1.2 million, providing clean water to 37,770 people.
LLkZ TIL All Syrian Refugees are welcomed with permanent residency in Sweden.
m1XDY TIL DST was conceptualized by Ben Franklin in a satire piece about saving money on candles, proposed in the 1890's by and entomologist wanting more daylight to bug-hunt, implimented in WWI as an energy saving measure, and is now used to provide workers with more daylight.
6EOOQ TIL that high use of social media, television, and computers by adolescents is associated with increased depression; however, video gaming is not associated with depression.
xVJDw TIL that the former CEO of RadioShack is now an ER Doc!! ???? I guess you really are "never too old".