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TIL 50 Cent once challenged Floyd Mayweather to read one page of a Harry Potter book

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a8lN TIL that Chris Cornell’s “You Know My Name” (opening titles for Casino Royale) is the first theme song since Octopussy to use a different title than the film, first sung by a male American, and the first to not appear on the soundtrack.
KrDa TIL It is appropriate to give a daughter the “Jr.” suffix if she has the same name as her mother, aunt or grandmother.
QJ5ga TIL about: Æthelflæd Lady of the Mercia in 10th Century England who fought Vikings and Won.
kJ684 TIL the Quiznos sandwich chain, once a common sight with its catchy slogan "Mmm... Toasty!" and 4700 locations in 2007, suffered a steep decline and closed over 90% of its stores within the following ten years. This event goes down in industry history as the largest and swiftest collapse.
k8Km TIL that Harvard University stopped requiring final exams because they were deemed “inefficient and worthless.” They even require professors to fill out a special form if they wish to give a final.