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TIL that Ikea’s catalog is as popular as the Bible and the Koran. More than 203 million copies of the catalog are distributed around the globe.

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rNkYM TIL Nancy Kulp (Ms Hathaway on "The Beverly Hillbillies") ran for Congress in 1984 to represent PA-09. Buddy Ebsen, who played Jed Clampett, recorded an attack ad against her for being too liberal, leading to a rift that only ended years later when Kulp was dying from cancer.
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4MQN TIL Dragon’s Blood is a real ingredient and has been used since ancient times as varnish, medicine, incense, and dye. In modern times, it is used to make an anti-diarrheal drug.