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TIL There used to be mushroom farms in the Paris Catacombs

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5mWk TIL Kentucky has more barrels of borboun than people.
D11dV TIL After his very first performance, Elvis Presley's manager Jimmy Denny said, "You ain't goin' nowhere, son. You ought to go back to drivin' a truck."
0dweN TIL Queen ants can live for 15 to 30 years and worker ants (female)up to 1-3 years. Male ants though - only a few weeks!
J1mej TIL the origin of the name of Mount "Pilatus", overseeing Lucerne in Switzerland, has been a matter of debate and theories, which include Pontius Pilate being buried there or that the mountain looks like the belly of a large man/Pilate lying on his back.
nQAW TIL Honda sponsored an episode of Community critical of product placement and guerrilla marketing. After the episode aired, 50% of viewers were more likely to buy a Honda.