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TIL the Bill Gates Foundation bought 500,000 shares of Monsanto. They still own the shares and won’t answer questions when the topic is raised.

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xQKw TIL That the “Help me Tom Cruise, I’m on fire!” scene from Talladega Nights is based on an actual past NASCAR event when alcohol fuels were in use. These fuels burn clear, making fires on the track invisible to observers.
ObpL TIL The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy Theme Song Is Actually An Entire Song By The Eagles!
Ooeke TIL that immediately after the murder of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics, the German chancellor mandated that all participant nations fly their flags at half-mast. Ten Arab nations objected to their flags being lowered to honour murdered Israelis, and so they were restored to full-mast.
jNOpQ TIL The Lily family of plants are extremely toxic to cats and can cause kidney failure withing 48 hours
b95O7 TIL Cloudberries are an extremely rare berry because they cannot be grown commercially and can only harvested in the mountains,mainly Scandinavia.