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TIL in the US 49% of corporate industry leaders and 50% of government leaders come from just 12 universities

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ANDg4 TIL that in 1984, in Mt. Laurel, NJ (25 minutes northeast of Philadelphia, PA), a man released 120 Italian Wall Lizards around his home to combat an insect problem. The insect problem was not fixed and today there are thousands across the County.
PG1Z TIL of the Anton-Babinski syndrome, a rare type of brain damage, where the person loses complete sense of sight, but is absolutely unaware of their blindness.
5GEn TIL Duff McKagan, former bassist of Guns N’ Roses, claimed that Duff Beer on The Simpsons was named after him. Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, called the claim “absurd”.
GAeZ4 TIL Ray Parker Jr, writer, composer and performer of the Ghostbusters theme song, is afraid of ghosts - contrary to his claim that he “ain’t afraid of no ghosts”.
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