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TIL that chickens are actually native to Southeast Asia and Southwest China; they were brought around the world by trading.

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DQBrv TIL Dr. Phil lost his license to practise psychology in 2006. Therefore, all guests on his TV show must sign a contract stating they are only there to receive "advice" from an individual, not a psychologist.
nW4J9 TIL the Walt Disney corporation owns the domain MuppetFucker.net
E7Np TIL that one of King Tut’s dagger blades is made of a meteorite from outer space.
75DM TIL of the Rotherham child sex ring scandal wherein at least 1,400 children, mostly white girls aged 11–15, had been sexually abused between 1997-2013 by predominantly Muslim men. A scandal known to the local government, but never acted upon for fear of allegations of racism
4kJNw TIL that the heavily outnumbered British won the pivotal Battle of Plassey that started their conquest of India because they knew how to deal with rain. They covered their gunpowder while the Siraj's gunpowder got wet and unusable.