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TIL the Hard Rock Cafe chain is owned by the Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida

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VBNVB TIL that one of horror film director George Romero’s earliest films and his first paid gig in the industry was a segment of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood where Fred Rogers received a tonsillectomy
d8NRK TIL that Qırmızı Qəsəbə, in Azerbaijan, is believed to be the only all Jewish town outside of Israel and the United States.
dDX1Z TIL that even though Polar bears and Penguins can live in similar types of habitat, we will never find them together in the wild. They live on the opposite ends of Earth.
N7pkN TIL that the language spoken in Wakanda is Xhosa, an official language of South Africa and Zimbabwe and that John Kani who played King T'Chaka is a native speaker
yQODw TIL the aviation industry always uses "deaths per km" to quote safety to the public, while internally insurers use "deaths per journey", where air travel is more dangerous than most other forms of transportation