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TIL that Generation Y is making 20% less than Baby Boomers were at the same age

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m1npE TIL that in Laos, people practice 'whole animal eating' to avoid being wasteful. This means they not only eat all the meat and organs of animals but also their bile/vomit, which is called "ki aun" or "soft poo". Unsurprisingly, it smells like poop. But apparently it tastes like chicken.
WBjX TIL That Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla created one of the world’s first wireless remote controls, unveiled at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 1898
gex9 TIL Carolina Panthers tackle Mike Remmers loved “The Blind Side”, the movie based on Michael Oher’s life. Remmers loved it so much that he chose to wear #74, Michael Oher’s number, and refused to give it up when the real Michael Oher joined his team. Michael Oher now wears #73.
V670 TIL that Shakira was rejected from the school choir because her music teacher said that she sounded “like a goat.”
5YmwR TIL that “The Fighting Butlers” were five sons that participated during the American Revolutionary War. George Washington toasted all five Butler brothers at a victory celebration, and Lafayette once said that if he wanted something done well, he’d ask a Butler to do it.