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TIL in 2011, Roger Federer was ranked 2nd for being the "most respected, trusted, and admired person in the world" by a study of 50k people, across 25 countries. He was only surpassed by Nelson Mandela, but beat out the likes of Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Jobs, and many others.

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e09DL TIL Alex, a talking parrot with vocabulary of around 100 words, died at age of 31, his last words being very heartwarming (More info in article!)
kJnkg TIL that Town Planning was an Olympic event
nWeJY TIL There is a mountain in Wyoming where you could pee and some of it would end up in the Mississippi River, the Columbia River and the Colorado River.
XEyOR TIL if you are attacked by a bear in Yellowstone, you should not fight back. If you do, there's an 80% chance of serious injury, vs 75% chance of minor injury by doing nothing.
kOdJd TIL Food deserts are places where residents don’t have access to affordable nutritious foods like fruits and vegetables. Instead these areas often have convenience stores and gas stations with limited shelf space available for healthy options - making nutritious foods virtually inaccessible.