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TIL before becoming host of the bizarre foods series, Andrew Zimmern was homeless, addicted to drugs and alcohol, and would steal to support his habit.

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BPKL TIL that the English language went through a period where the sound of long vowels changed dramatically, it is known as the Great Vowel Shift and it happened ca. 1350 to 1600.
LK5Q TIL that the ‘falling sensation’ and jerk reflex felt before sleep may go back to our ancestors having to re-adjust themselves when sleeping in trees, so they didn’t fall out.
pmV4 TIL The creators of South Park only start making a new episode 6 days prior to the episode’s air date. In 17 seasons, they have only missed the deadline once, when South Park Studios lost power.
E1Npx TIL Bayer knowingly sold HIV contaminated products to Latin America and Asia in 1984.
d569 TIL students at MIT conducted a study in which they told children to hold a Barbie doll, a Furby and a real hamster upside down for as long as they were comfortable. Although they knew the Furby was just a toy, they still felt guilty because it was programmed to cry and act scared.