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TIL Italian Flagship Re d'Italia was built in NYC in the middle of the American Civil War

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gMwX9 TIL The Turkey Drop is when a freshman college student comes home for Thanksgiving and is unceremoniously dumped by his high school girlfriend or boyfriend.
OoKga TIL Diogenes syndrome, also known as senile squalor syndrome, is a disorder characterized by extreme self-neglect. The name derives from Diogenes of Sinope, an ancient Greek philosopher, a Cynic and an ultimate minimalist, who allegedly lived in a large jar in Athens.
w4Y6 TIL Ferrero uses a quarter of the worlds hazelnuts making Nutella.
jN9Zn TIL that Scottie Pippen's real first name is actually Scotty
LYEQ TIL filming for Rage Against The Machine’s “Sleep Now In The Fire” music video forced the New York Stock Exchange to shut its gates after band members attempted to rush the floor. “For a few minutes, Rage Against the Machine was able to shut down American capitalism,” said the music video director.