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TIL that Chance the Rapper has donated several million dollars to the city of Chicago since 2017, starting with $1 million to the Chicago Public School Foundation. He has gained the support of many companies including the Chicago Bulls who donated $2.2 million to his new arts program, Social Works.

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kagd TIL Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas
epmgE TIL of the Christmas Eve tradition of 'Burning the Ashen Faggot'. Probably pagan in origin, and held in Devon, UK and surrounding counties, the ceremony involves the assembly of a large bundle of ash sticks bound with bands. When each band burns through a drink of cider is taken.
4kvRN TIL Coca-Cola’s slogan is “Real Magic.” Coke’s slogan has changed several times over the history of the company.
8yNG TIL that a reckless neurosurgeon in Texas killed and paralyzed several patients over 18 months in spite of many formal complaints of his malpractice by fellow neurosurgeons.
O44a TIL the more educated you are in a field, the more likely you are to buy generic brands related to that field. For example, pharmacists more likely to buy generic aspirin than name-brand.