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TIL that there are 10 million descendants of passengers on the Mayflower.

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4AVw TIL That JK Rowling was originaly going to kill off Ron Weasley. During the christmas feast in the third year Ron was the first one to leave, meaning her prediction of “When 13 dine together, the first to rise will be the first to die” would be correct.
MeyB7 TIL that Circus Peanuts were invented by a guy after he installed insulation in his livestock barn. He found the texture so pleasing, he wanted to eat it. Rather than stick it in his mouth like a Tide Pod, he made a snack that mimicked how it felt.
9ARB TIL Sharon Osbourne sold all of Ozzy Osbournes cars when she found out he was drinking and driving
grgkb TIL scientists recreated the voice of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy by 3D-printing his vocal tract.
GAeo4 TIL Princess Zelda was named after Zelda Fitzgerald an American novelist, dancer, socialite, and wife of novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald (Writer of The Great Gatsby).