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TIL The voice of South Park’s “Chef,” Isaac Hayes, did not personally quit the show as Stone and Parker had thought. They later found out that his Scientologist assistants resigned on his behalf after Hayes had a stroke, possibly without his knowledge, according to Hayes’ son.

XxK6 TIL Greater, who lived to be at least 83, was the world’s oldest greater flamingo. In 2008, the almost blind bird was attacked and beaten by four teenagers. It was euthanised six years later because of arthritis.
ADW1n TIL Many courses in German Universities are actually offered in English, and international students don’t even have to meet the German language requirements to apply. In Germany undergraduate students don’t pay any tuition fees in all the public universities since October 2014
0d8V5 TIL in 2014 a Florida mom started a petition asking Toys R Us to stop selling Breaking Bad action figures. In response, Bryan Cranston, the actor who played Walter White, tweeted "I'm so mad. I am burning my Florida mom action figure in protest." The Breaking Bad action figures ended up being pulled
GY7rg TIL approximately 62% of Americans have less than $1,000 in their savings accounts and 21% don’t even have a savings account
NX0lJ TIL of the 1866 shipwreck of the General Grant near New Zealand. Of the 83 on board only 15 survived the sinking and became castaways on Auckland Island. After nine months four of the survivors attempted to row for help and were never seen again. After 16 months the last survivors were rescued.