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TIL stuffed crust pizza was invented in 1995

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BYYy TIL That elderly people in Britain get a free TV licence so that their TV can act as a companion and reduce loneliness
neZWP TIL that Hindus in America are the highest educated religious group with 77% of all Hindus in the United States have College Degrees.
VMJd4 TIL of the Man in the Iron Mask. An unidentified prisoner held for 34 years, until his death in 1703, who was forced to wear a mask to ensure no one knew his true identity. His cell had multiple doors so no one could listen; if he spoke of anything other than his immediate needs he would be killed.
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e05xg TIL the Lurie family tree is considered the oldest (3000 years old, started 1037 BCE) family tree in existence. It begins with King David and continues up to the present day and includes among its members Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx and many kings of Judah, and almost every Ashkenazi Jew in existence.