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TIL Research shows that people infected with a parasite from cats were more likely to have business ambitions, and placed a greater emphasis on entrepreneurship and management.

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Rnk7 TIL- After loosing his two daughters and wife in a mid-air collision, the man years later murdered the air traffic controller whom he felt responsible- in front of his family at his home- Then served less than 3 years jail
Z8RKv TIL McDonald's buys a lot of apples. As of 2016, McDonald's sold more than 10% of all sliced apples in the US. At its core, the apple industry resurgence over the last decade can be traced, at least in part, to McDonald's.
yQP1a TIL - There have been about 106 billion different human beings to exist on Earth. Making the current population about 6% of all humans to ever be born.
gr5L8 TIL: Economic conditions in the United Kingdom got so bad in 1973, Ugandan dictator Idi Amin announced he had started a "Save Britain Fund" and declared Ugandans were ready to send food aid to Britain.
PYxJn TIL of Vera Lynn, a British pop singer who entertained troops during World War II. In 2017, she released a new album to celebrate her 100th birthday, making her the oldest recording artist in the world and the first centenarian to have an album in the charts.