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TIL that there are more chickens on planet earth than humans

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e0B5b TIL Comedian Rodney Dangerfield was recognized by the Smithsonian Institution, which put one of his trademark white shirts and red ties on display. When he handed the shirt to the museum's curator, Rodney joked, "I have a feeling you're going to use this to clean Lindbergh's plane."
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pjRN TIL the bite in Apples logo was originally meant to hold the letter “a” in Apples old logo