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TIL: Flo from Progressive makes $500k/year doing those commercials

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j6Mjv TIL that the most recent common ancestor of all current European monarchs lived in the 18th century
rR7VW TIL Despite what we see in movies and TV shows, CPR is a brutal procedure that rarely works. Even when the patient is "brought back to life", their long term prospects are grim. But do your own research and decide if completing a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) form is in your best interest.
xwZk TIL that nobody other than its owners really know who owns IKEA. Parts of it are owned by multiple shell corporations, and many of the stores themselves are technically owned by a non-profit charitable organization and thus do not pay taxes on their income.
R7kdw TIL a scotch-collie dog walked 2,551 miles to Oregon--from August 1923 to February 1924--to his home when he got lost from his family while they were on vacation in Indiana.
VMggp TIL after David Bowie went to Bali with Iggy Pop, he was so impressed by the Balinese Cremation Ceremony that he requested he be transported back there upon his death and “cremated in accordance with the Buddhist rituals of Bali.” He ended up being cremated in New Jersey.