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TIL that Hard Rock Cafe is entirely owned by the native american Seminole Tribe of Florida

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V8pG TIL that a city in California was almost duped into banning dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO) because–among other reasons–it is colorless, odorless, and can be lethal if inhaled.
mx6rP TIL The Beatles song "She Said She Said" on Revolver was written after a party in 1965. John Lennon and George Harrison were on LSD, and actor Peter Fonda creeped them out by telling them "I know what it’s like to be dead." Lennon responded "You’re making me feel like I’ve never been born."
wLKN1 TIL Roald Dahl, author of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "James and the Giant Peach", was also British spy known for gaining intelligence through sex.
NXwD1 TIL that some sects of Buddhism start mummifying their most venerated monks BEFORE death.
R7Wvw TIL According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization livestock production accounts for 70 percent of all agricultural land and 30 percent of the land surface of the planet.