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TIL that in 2006, USA Today and Good Morning America revealed a list of the 'New Seven Wonders of the World' including the Internet.

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e0wpL TIL Dave's Killer Bread was co-founded by Dave Dahl, who spent 15 years in prison before launching the business with his brother. The company now employs over 100 ex-convicts (about 33% of staff) and sold in 2015 for $275M.
YdeZ TIL that we can drink alcohol because of a gene which most likely helped human ancestors make the most out of rotting, fermented fruit that fell onto the forest floor.
OoQxe TIL about corriearklet, the word describing the moment at which two people, approaching from opposite ends of a long passageway, recognize each other and immediately pretend they haven’t, to avoid the embarrassment of having to continue recognizing each other the whole length of the corridor.
KOK5Q TIL The Galapagos Tortoises can sleep 16 hours a day, for 100 years.
xV6O1 TIL according to North Korea unicorns exist and there is a grave near a temple in Pyongyang