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TIL: The highest rated TV show or Movie that Jessica Alba acted in was an episode of The Office

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e0NYb TIL Petula Clark caused a stir when she touched the arm of Harry Belafonte during a duet. She refused to destroy the negative and sponsors lost their cool. She and her husband ensured the negatives remained in tact by locking herself in the editing suite and refused to do another take.
OAN4 TIL that the English word “black” has the same origins as the French “blanc” and Spanish “blanco” meaning white.
mMRO TIL: “that we now have 115,000 janitors, 83,000 bartenders, 323,000 restaurant servers, and 80,000 heavy-duty truck drivers with bachelor’s degrees”
EgYKw TIL It takes 20 years for clothing to be considered "vintage" and today’s most sought-after vintage styles are ‘90s and early ‘00s
kJP67 TIL the FBI and other countries set up a fake "secure" messaging app to monitor criminal communication which led to multiple arrests globally