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TIL: That to prepare for the role of Bridget Jones, actress Renée Zellweger worked at London book publishers Picador as a trainee in the publicity department.

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OoelL TIL that dolphins and whales can die under their own weight if on land. Without water to support their size, they can end up crushing their own organs.
vPOER TIL Kerosene is used to extinguish fire in a bale of cotton
d8v79 TIL Abraham Maslow never created a pyramid to represent his idea of hierarchy of needs
1lk8 TIL Fried chicken is a Scottish dish,brought to the southern U.S. by immigrants.
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