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TIL that the Internet has a patron saint named Saint Isidore of Seville. He compiled the knowledge of the ancient world and made it accessible for his own and future generations around 600 AD.

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RwBa TIL there are exactly 1,547 Lens Flares J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Movies
b9NY7 TIL Colonel Sanders (which is a the highest honorary title in the State of Kentucky) of KFC fame sold his company in 1964 for only $2 million dollars ($17 million today). He remained as brand ambassador but complained the company had cut costs and made an inferior product than the early days.
695Em TIL Freud liked cocaine so much that he would give it to friends and family as a gift.
AD9B4 TIL Paper toilet seat covers are permeable and offer no protection against germs and bacteria
loQMr TIL: The US has had the largest economy in the world since 1871. Accounting for just 5% of the worlds population, the US represents 23.6% of the worlds GDP, China has grown to 15.5% and third place Japan at 5.7%