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TIL Papa John sold his car 1983 to start up his pizza company. He later located and bought the car back in 2009.

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oRnZE TIL the fortune cookie is not a Chinese creation, but originated in Kyoto, Japan. It was only during WWII that the cookie became part of Chinese-American cuisine.
KPJE TIL that in 1077, Robert, the oldest son of William the Conqueror, initiated a years-long insurrection against his father after his two younger brothers dumped a full chamber-pot over his head and his father failed to punish them for it.
jMrX TIL Egyptian women would urinate on wheat and barley seeds to find out if they were pregnant. They could even tell if it was a boy or girl.
kV64 TIL that there’s a waterfall in Antarctica that has a water source completely free of oxygen. Containing a high amount of Iron & Sodium. When the water is exposed to air as it flows out of the glacier it rusts coloring the water red making it look like the glacier is bleeding!
5Nxk TIL that “A Scanner Darkly” was the first novel Philip K Dick wrote without the help of amphetamines.