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TIL the University of Phoenix spends more on marketing and advertising than on teaching and classroom expenses

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epPob TIL the charity set up by Richard (Dick) Whittington, the former Lord Mayer of London, still exists and continues to support and home elderly people.
pGkN TIL that a black Nigerian couple gave birth to a “miracle” blond white baby.
oRYgR TIL that millipedes and are not insects, they are a category all on their own. Millipedes belong to the class Diplopoda, while insects belong to the class Insecta.
ANxdd TIL The Walter Knott Built a Brick-by-Brick Replica of Independence Hall - in Buena Park, CA at Knott’s Berry Farm
0wrA5 TIL The US Senate still uses a page system. A system where it employs underage boys to run around delivering messages. It even has its own special school the boys, so they can be free to work.