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TIL it takes two weeks to manufacture an Atomic Fireball- and it is composed at least one hundred of layers of candy

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KY164 TIL in 1342, the city of Florence appointed a foreigner, as temporary governor in order to fix their banking and debt crisis. His attempts to tax the rich and restore flat taxation were against his agreement with the elite, but so succesful that the lower classes tried to make him a ruler for life
Lk8DP TIL that prior to establishing an acting career, Harrison Ford worked as a roadie for The Doors. He stated that after the job was done he was "was one step away from joining a Jesuit monastery" and that he "couldn't keep up with those guys. It was too much."
pYdZp TIL the 7-Eleven convenience store's name dates to 1946, to reflect the stores' new 7 am to 11 pm hours of operation, which were unprecedented at the time.
kRGd TIL There are currently estimated to be over 46 million people worldwide living with dementia. The number of people affected is set to rise to over 131 million by 2050.
yVdnp TIL Vanilla Ice re-released "Ice Ice Baby" in 1998 as a nu metal song called "Too Cold." It was the lead single off his "Hard to Swallow" album.