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TIL Lorne Michaels considers Steven Segal the worst guest host ever on SNL.

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kOmdE TIL: Brazil forbids anyone to visit the island "Ilha da Queimada Grande" without a special permit. It's crawling with the endangered Golden Lancehead Vipers and its venom is so strong it can melt human flesh. Poachers visit the island because specimens can fetch $10-30K on the black market.
GAD4Q TIL The first modern supermarket, where customers could select their own items, was Piggly Wiggly, a chain opened in 1916. The founder Claurance Saunders, when asked why he chose that replied “So people will ask that very question.”
ogBo TIL that in the Soviet Union in 1991, voting “None of the Above” led to new elections with new candidates, eventually leading to the end of the Soviet Union.
GYZjE TIL The Philippines has its own version of apple pie made from coconuts and condensed milk. Buko pie is believed to be invented by Soledad Pahud, she discovered apple pie while working as a maid in the United States, she returned to the Philippines where the lack of apples led to her coconut recipe.
GKp4 TIL that there are bottles of Pabst Blue Ribbon that sell in China for $44 a bottle