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TIL July 1st is Bobby Bonilla Day

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b9P99 TIL about Alliance to Rescue Civilization, a group devoted to the establishment of an off-Earth "backup" facility of human civilization. It would serve to repopulate the Earth after a worldwide disaster such as pandemic or war.
pLVZ TIL that the phrase blood is thinker than water, a phrase that promotes family ties over friendships, originally meant the opposite. The full phrase is “The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.” Meaning blood shed in battle bonds soldiers more strongly than genetics.
6awZ TIL that Earl Wild, the first person to play the piano on US television was also the first to stream a performance on the Internet 58 year later
9wDLQ TIL October 1985, a Domino’s driver near Pittsburgh rushed to deliver a pizza 23 minutes after the order. He crashed into Frank and Mary Jean's car. After the accident, Domino’s manager allegedly passed the pizza to another driver with the message, "There's still time," prioritizing pizza over life.
QwJX TIL that The Fat Duck, a Michellin three-star restaurant in England, employs forty-two chefs. One for each customer.