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TIL that Elton John chose Lady Gaga as his son’s godmother.

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neeD9 TIL that infants as young as 9 months old have been shown to be able to understand that other people need help, even before they are capable of helping them themselves.
7rlE7 TIL, Vesta Stoudt, who had the idea for duct tape, couldnt get her bosses at a military ordnance plant to take her seriously. So she sent a letter to FDR who recommended it to the War Production Board where it was approved for use on ammo boxes.
BbDW TIL Watch companies have an “official time” at which every watch is set before being photographed. Timex watches are always set to 10:09:36, while Rolex watches are always set to 10:10:31 on Monday the 28th.
lor5K TIL Julia Child passed away from kidney failure at her retirement home, Casa Dorinda in Montecito, California, on August 13, 2004, shortly after eating French onion soup, made from one of her own recipes by her longtime assistant.
wLOLW TIL Donnie Thornberry from "The Wild Thornberrys" is voiced by Flea (the bassist and founding member of the red hot chili peppers)