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TIL that giraffes can go without water longer than a camel

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bZQ7 TIL that 1 in every 8 American workers have been employed by McDonalds.
bWb9 TIL many years after Octavian agreed to Cicero’s name being placed on the proscription list, Octavian found his grandson reading a book by Cicero, he took it from him, read a bit of it, and then returned it saying: “He was a learned man, dear child, a learned man who loved his country”.
woE76 TIL that the bridge explosion scene in "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" was done the first time without any cameras rolling, and director Sergio Leone, after realizing the mistake told his crew "Let's go eat". The crew built the bridge again the next day.
Awrn TIL the Walton Family has donated only 2% of their income to charities. Compare this to Bill Gates at 48% and Warren Buffet at 78%.
M6G0 TIL A woman had her DUI dismissed after she presented a judge with evidence of her ‘Auto-brewery syndrome’. A rare condition in which the gut ferments carbohydrates, producing the ethanol that gets them drunk.