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TIL that lobster was so plentiful in the 1800s that Massachusetts servants demanded a clause in their contracts to prevent being fed it more than 3 times a week

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1a4gO TIL of Valerie Browning - a woman who with her husband Ishmael has been serving the people of Afar, Ethiopia (one of the hottest places on earth) since 1973. She grew up in Armidale, New South Wales. She has been providing medicine, food and education to the people living there.
p8BbQ TIL an obscure Chinese company has become the top smartphone seller in Africa, largely because they adjusted their phones to work with darker skin tones.
vP8VK TIL, On July 26, 1978, the first test-tube baby, Louise Brown, was born in Oldham, England
lmB5 TIL The maned wolf is the largest canid of South America. It looks more like a long-legged fox than a wolf. Genetic studies show that it is neither fox nor true wolf, but a distinct species. It is the only member of its genus, Chrysocyon.
dD6jQ TIL that Eminem collaborated with a pornographic actress Lisa Ann. The song is called We Made You.