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jQON TIL legendary English comedian Benny Hill earned a 7 figure salary yet never owned a home, didn’t buy a car, rarely purchased new clothes and always bought cheap foods in supermarkets.
Lko6p TIL that Hitler planned to make Oxford his European 'base' after he invaded England and as such ordered Oxford not to be bombed.
WMV8 TIL that when oxygen first developed on Earth, it wiped out nearly ~99% of all life.
m1JaR TIL The Macintosh was named after McIntosh apple. The name was misspelled on purpose to avoid conflict with a manufacturer called McIntosh Laboratory.
Gn54 TIL that pi can be (roughly) calculated by throwing hot dogs.