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TIL Rosie O'Donnell hated the movie ‘Fight Club’ so much, she spoiled the ending on her talk show and urged viewers not to see it

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N7GBb TIL Russian president, Boris Yeltsin, ended up in front of the White House drunk and in his underwear because he wanted to go get pizza. After being escorted back to the Blair House and getting his pizza, Yeltsin tried to do it again the next night.
R7944 TIL that in 1955 Henry Winokur worked with brother-in-law William Rosenberg to found Dunkin’ Donuts (now Dunkin’). In 1956 he broke his partnership with Rosenberg and founded Mister Donut with his son-in-law. Today Mister Donut is the largest donut chain in Japan with over 1,300 stores.
KYB1E TIL Despite their proximity to the Appalachian Mountains, the Adirondack Mountains are much younger, being uplifted only 10 million years ago, compared to 1.2 billion for the Appalachians
X0pPr TIL that 90% of the world's diamonds are cut and polished in Surat, India
9xZQ TIL There is a hiking trail that stretches from California to Delaware. It is 6,800 miles long, and is the only coast-to-coast hiking trail in the US.