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TIL that the Caesar salad was invented by a Mexican chef named Caesar.

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YpkYG TIL that during the 80’s, drunken calls to Hanna-Barbera studios from Flintstones fans curious to know what Barney Rubble did for a living were so common that the security guard in charge of answering the phones at night would simply reply: ‘‘ He worked in the quarry’’.
4XxYR TIL in 2017 Offspring's Vocalist Dexter Holland Finished his Ph.D in molecular biology, Thesis on HIV Research: “I am interested in virology and wanted to contribute in some small way to the knowledge which has been learned about HIV and AIDS. This terrible disease remains a worldwide epidemic”
LX9r TIL that Cannabidiol, a chemical extract from cannabis, is the first nontoxic substance found to fight aggressive metatastic breast cancer cells.
9YQdM TIL our modern depiction of the stereotypical witch comes from brewsters of the Middle Ages who would use cauldrons to brew, broomsticks as shop signs, and tall pointy hats to stand out in a crowd.
jNBnQ TIL about Kentucky abolitionist politician Cassius Marcellus Clay. During a debate in 1843, he survived an assassination attempt due to his political views. Despite being shot in the chest, Clay drew his Bowie knife, tackled his would be assassin, cut out his eyes, and threw him over an embankment.