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TIL Tyler Perry provided security and housing to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle when they moved to California. They made him their daughter's Godfather.

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MRX8 TIL That Walmart in 2005 had a “Singles Night” where people had bows on their cart if they were “looking” for someone.
kOvVg TIL The gluten free trend has been on the rise since 2011 with over 18 million Americans claiming to be "gluten sensitive" despite only 1.76 million being diagnosed as having celiac disease. Studies show that the trend is growing in 3 demographics - White, under 40, Female.
x6XOB TIL about Jane Wallis Burrell, the first CIA agent to die in service of the agency. She died on a runway in France in 1948 just 110 days after the Agency’s creation. She does not have a star on the memorial wall, as she did not qualify as the plane was commercially flown.
R74Q9 Today I learned 83% of Psychiatry Providers listed as In-Network with an Insurance Company, either don't exist or aren't accepting new patients, a term described as "Ghost Networks"
wg91 TIL Robert Kennedy took up a paper route as a young boy. However, he had the family chauffeur driving him, so that he could make his deliveries in a Rolls-Royce.