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TIL about Gary Young, who amassed a fortune originating the essential oils craze. Claimed he could cure cancer and died of cancer.

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ryPe TIL of Arthur Storer, who had a comet named after him until Edmund Halley predicted the comet’s return.
N7OJN TIL that one of lagsagna-lovin' Garfield's nine lives was Diana, a fluffy white female cat who adored music and who peacefully passed away while resting on the piano keys.
xwlw TIL the world’s largest beaver dam is in Alberta Canada. At 3,000 feet wide, it’s twice the width of the Hoover Dam. It’s so large it can be seen from space.
e0M5g TIL Joe DiMaggio would’ve received $10,000 for an ad campaign if his record 56-game hitting streak had lasted one game longer. Heinz was ready to pay up to make him part of their 57 ketchup branding.
4X4JX TIL Cyanide pills were distributed to audience members of the last Berlin Philharmonic concert on 12 April 1945 as Allied forces approached Berlin and the surrender of Germany seemed imminent.