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TIL that The New York Times had Elizabeth Taylor’s obituary ready for so long that the WRITER of the piece died 6 years before her.

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L1VZ TIL America has the highest teen pregnancy rates of any nation the developed world. Within America, Mississippi has the highest rates. Every single county in Mississippi has a teen birth rate higher than the national average.
dnlr TIL that “2009 tuna samples from sushi restaurants in New York City” showed that 5/9 restaurants were serving Escolar, a fish banned in Japan for its toxicity since 1977.
R79Aj TIL Only three sciences get Nobel awards: chemistry, physics and physiology. Mathematics is ignored, as are computing, robotics and artificial intelligence as well as environmental sciences. Modern science is also a group affair, rather than the genius of a few scientists
l9oA TIL there is a fish that causes hallucinations when eaten. In 2006, two men ingested it at a Mediterranean restaurant and began to experience numerous hallucinogenic effects. These hallucinations were described as frightening, and have occurred minutes after the fish was ingested and lasted 36 hours
9wZbX TIL: A comedian formed the Union of Conscientiously Work-Shy Elements in Denmark as a joke, but he was unexpected elected with 23k votes and won a seat. His promises were better Christmas presents, the right to impotency, more renaissance furniture at IKEA, more bread for ducks, and better weather.