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TIL that the Ancient Egyptians invented foie gras

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1a8Kd TIL lead vocalist of Boston, Brad Delp, committed suicide after personal tension between him and bandleader Scholz, and after his fiancé's sister discovered a hidden camera Delp had planted in her room.
nbkb TIL students who write notes longhand remember more and have a deeper understanding of the material than those take notes with a laptop
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4XQON TIL of 67 yr-old 4'10" 100 lb Lorenza Marrujo, aka “Lady Ninja” who has a black belt in jiujitsu. When she saw a 5'9" 170 lb man attacking her friend, Lorenza bent his fingers back, hit him twice with her elbow in his sternum, and pinned him to the floor with knees on neck & chest till help arrived.
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