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TIL Caitlyn Jenner was a race car driver.

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0ZA5 TIL after Fidel Castro’s health was reported to be “almost recovered”, President Bush said, “One day the Lord will take Castro away.” In response, Castro: “Now I understand why I survived Bush’s plans and the plans of other presidents who ordered my assassination: the Lord protected me.”
nWGYo TIL Childlore is the unique culture of children, including rhymes and games, learned and passed among peers. Often unnoticed by adults, it is conservative, unlike evolving adult folklore, and fades with adolescence.
E1wO0 TIL that before he was killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand supported idea of reforming his empire into Triple monarchy by giving Slavic peoples equal representation in the empire
7rBvZ TIL Livestock covers 45% of the Earth’s total land
pYBgG TIL that Phil Sokolof, a wealthy businessman who ate fast food daily and suffered a heart attack, launched a $15 million dollar campaign against McDonald's for their "unhealthy menu", forcing the burger chain to switch from cooking in beef tallow to the "healthier" vegetable oil.