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TIL One third of the world’s population has never made a telephone call.

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7PWP TIL Canadians say “eh” because it is short for the Cree word “Eha” meaning “yes” or “I agree.” The Cree were some of the most prominent members of the Canadian fur trade, which shaped Canada’s history. Europeans adapted some of their behaviours, hence the saying eh.
P1PpV TIL that the voice of Shaggy in “Scooby-Doo”, Casey Kasem, was vegan. He quit the role after being asked to voice Shaggy for a Burger King commercial in the 1990s. Not only did he refuse the commercial, but he negotiated for Shaggy to cut out meat before returning to voicing him again
9Dvp TIL a nearly 2,000 year old loaf of bread was found during excavations in Herculaneum, and the recipe has been recreated by The British Museum.
78PD7 TIL that Francis Crozier of the Franklin Expedition fame was among the first people to meet with the survivors of the HMS Bounty mutiny when the British first arrived at the island in 1814.
GYJxN TIL In 1964, 3 amateur jewel thieves stole $400,000 worth of jewels from the American Museum of Natural History. Using a glass cutter, duct tape, and a squeegee, they were able to take the world's largest sapphire, the world's most perfect ruby, and the largest black sapphire