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TIL that a cross between a zebra and a donkey can be called a zonkey, zebronkey, zedonk, or zebadonk.

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4NVX TIL that during WWII the owner of Coca-Cola made sure “to see that every American in uniform gets a bottle of Coca-Cola, wherever he is and whatever it costs the Company.”
KY0BE TIL the odds of a rich mother being married are six times higher than those of a poor mother. Just 24% of poor mothers were married in 2012 compared to 26% in 1994.
5eBr TIL there is a record for the “highest formal dinner”, where competitors must have a three course meal with a formal table and chairs and wear formal attire at the highest altitude. The record is held at 6,800m (22,300ft) in Tibet.
RPyl TIL that Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets has a brief after credit scene displaying a new book written by a confused Gilderoy Lockhart
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