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TIL There’s a bar in Ireland that opened in the year 900 A.D. and is still operational. It’s named “Sean’s Bar”

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KOlOB TIL that cocaine use is so pervasive in the restaurant industry, that Gordon Ramsay claims 30 out of 31 of his restaurants’ bathrooms tested positive. He even claims to have had a customer request it “sprinkled over a soufflé” at a charity dinner!
4LjJ TIL - there is a woman going around the world using human-power alone. She is rowing from Japan to Canada starting 0900 tomorrow, and it is all for charity.
mxdWY TIL Animals in the wild travel to 'salt licks' in order to lick essential nutrients from natural deposits. Because of this behaviour, animals are often attracted to roads after winter salting, and can cause collisions or end up as roadkill.
kO0ne TIL about Richard Jewel, who found a bomb and evacuated the area, saving many lives. He was investigated and despite never being charged, he underwent a "trial by media" with great toll on his life. Jewel's case is an example of the damage that can be done by media based on bias.
J4Mj TIL that in the 1960’s, Iraq was named “one of the best countries to be a child” by UNICEF