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TIL that when challenged to use the word horticulture in a sentence, Dorothy Parker famously said: ‘you can lead a horticulture but you cannot make her think’

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MBOV TIL That after claims that Steve Jobs didnt give any money to charity, U2 frontman Bono came forward and revealed that Steve Jobs and Apple were actually secretly the largest donors to fighting the AIDS epidemic in Africa. Jobs also secretly gave $50 million to build a childrens hospital.
M71NB TIL Sherri Papini staged her own kidnapping on November 2, 2016
d88RK TIL that Joakim Brodén, co-founder of the Swedish power metal band Sabaton, once made a drunken bet with his bandmates to travel to his next gig at Trondheim, Norway on foot. Starting off at Falun, Sweden, this was a 350 mile journey and Joakim even had fans help him along the way.
nPBr TIL that the earliest born person ever to appear in a film was born in 1816.
xWQb TIL that The Shawshank Redemption (1994) has been in the number 1 position on IMDb’s Top 250 Movie list for 3229 consecutive days