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TIL Floyd Paxton was eating complimentary nuts and realized he didn’t have a way to close them if he wanted to save some for later. As a solution, he took out a pen knife and hand-carved the first bread clip out of a credit card. His company, Kwik Lok, produces billions of bread closures a year.

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NXAbE TIL ‘Madhapar’ is the richest village in the world, which is located in the Kutch district of Gujarat, India. The people here have so much money that 17 banks had to be opened in the village itself, where the villagers have deposited more than 7000 crore Indian rupees.
neRD7 TIL There are actually 25 languages spoken among the population of 17.26 million in Guatemala. According to the Language Law of 2003, these 25 languages are recognized as officials. As a first and second language, Spanish is spoken by 93% of the population.
XEYgD TIL the phrase "Bucket List" originated with the 2007 film "The Bucket List," and there have been no written examples that suggest it was in use before then.
EnDw TIL Walt Disney World was originally planned for Saint Louis, until the owner of Anheuser-Busch insulted Walt at a cocktail party
AR87 TIL The United States is the most armed nation with 88.8 guns per 100 people.