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TIL that 13% of American households own backyard chickens

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J1go4 TIL that Vidal Sassoon (his real name) started styling women's hair in wartime London as a teenager, but he took a hiatus at age twenty to join the elite Israeli commando force known as the Palmach.
5Vldn TIL that Venus Fly Traps only grow in a small area of the American Carolina.
vPZWx TIL Nicolas Cage chose Cage to be his stage surname because he was a fan of the Marvel character Luke Cage
OG48g TIL that 'Rocky' (1976) was inspired by the true story of Chuck Wepner, a local boxer from New Jersey who was set up for a dream fight with Muhammad Ali. Wepner quit his job to train full time, and against all odds, lasted 15 rounds with the champ. Stallone was in the audience.
OGya4 TIL Ohio State University trademarked the word “the”