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TIL One in eight US workers have worked at McDonalds, among them are Jeff Bezos, Pink, and Jay Leno

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kEMg TIL that during the 1800s, some artists created beautiful and intricate patterns using algae under a microscope. They are called diatom arrangements.
remM TIL An American gymnast with a wooden leg won six medals, including three gold, in a single day at the 1904 Olympics. He was the only Olympian to have competed with a prosthetic limb for the next 100 years, until 2008.
OovBX TIL that despite being chocolate and cream cookies, Oreos are made from vegan ingredients, including pure cocoa (not milk chocolate) and "creme" made from soy, oil, and corn syrup.
mx5YR TIL Rosalind Franklin is the unsung hero of DNA research. Her X-ray Crystallography allowed her colleagues Watson and Crick to accurately characterize the double helix. Many believe she should’ve shared in their Nobel prize.
E1PdX TIL Saturation divers when not diving at extreme depths can spend almost two months at a time inside a tiny pressurized environment on board a ship and can only breathe a mixture of helium and oxygen as normal air will kill them. They do this to stay acclimated to the intense pressures they work in.