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TIL The word “Meme” originates from famous evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins’ 1976 book “The Selfish Gene”.

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e0lZg TIL That in 1977 Keith Richards was busted in Toronto with $4000 worth of heroin, and was sentenced to play two free concerts for the CNIB (Canadian National Institute For The Blind)
oRAjK TIL Ryan Reynolds paid $10,000 of his own money for the right to wear a shirt with The Golden Girl’s Bea Arthur on it in Deadpool. The estate agreed for a donation in that amount to a charity of their choosing. Ryan paid it himself because he felt you couldn’t have Deadpool without Bea Arthur.
yQLVe TIL 10% of Florida's adult population are felons
rNkNy TIL, Robert Opel, known for streaking during the Academy Awards, was shot and murdered during an armed robbery only 5 years after the incident
EgdGo TIL Panther is not a single species but is a term that is most often used to describe a black jaguar or a black leopard.