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TIL: During the Great Depression, Al Capone, the notorious gangster from Chicago, established the first soup kitchen.

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QOVM TIL that the TV show ‘The Incredible Hulk’ changed the main character’s name from Bruce Banner to David Banner because “Bruce” was a code word for homosexual men at the time.
4Xpmw TIL that over five million years ago the Mediterranean Sea almost dried up completely (after the closure of the Strait of Gibraltar) and when the strait opened up again it refilled somewhat rapidly in the event know as the Zanclean Flood.
DQPpe TIL Ethan Zuckerman, the man who created pop-up ads, has said sorry to the world for inventing one of the most detested forms of online advertising.
pY794 TIL Guinea’s are still used in the sale of race horses. Each Guinea is represented as £1.05 with the 5p denoting the auctioneers commission.
e0v6b TIL that queen Elizabeth is a trained car mechanic. Besides learning how to repair cars, the queen also learned how to drive trucks.