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TIL the name Linkedin actually comes from the phrase "Link Ed In", from the team's original department head, Ed Woolnaugh

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nenLb TIL that out of all 77 restaurants that appeared on Kitchen Nightmares (US), only 16 remain open as of 2019. The latest restaurant to close was La Galleria 33 in November 2018.
yQoYM TIL of Low Background Steel, steel produced in pre-nuclear ages, which is the only kind of steel that works for various medical and scientifical equipment, since the post-nuclear steel is contaminated by radiation.
QoNM TIL that one of the world’s best-selling artists, Enya had sold over 100 million albums, but had never went on tour.
69Nn8 TIL 55 million years ago, the North Pole was a lot like Miami today. There were palm trees and alligators, and the temperature was around 74° F.
AAwa TIL: If an ant is drunk, a fellow comrade will carry him back to the nest to sleep off the alcohol. (#16 on the list)