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pYMgG TIL that Billboard, Rolling Stones, Variety, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, Golden Globes and the AMAs are all owned by the same company, Penske Media Corporation
BrVvK TIL that most Buddhists do not believe in God. Although they respect and look up to the Buddha, they do not believe he was a god but they worship him as a form of respect.
yVW9w TIL that parchment is made from animal skins or leather. All my life I always thought it was made from wood like other papers.
KYkoR TIL that the earliest surviving example of writing in the Finnish language says "I would like to speak Finnish, but I am not able to."
nWo59 TIL about Dracunculiasis or Guinea Worm Disease. A parasite that burrows out of your skin causing debilitating pain.