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TIL Gordon Ramsay robbed the restaurant that he was working in and framed his mentor Marco Pierre White so that they wouldn’t hire him to replace Ramsay.

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ajN9 TIL Serial killers behave like bees. They commit crimes close to home, but far enough that neighbors don’t get suspicious. Similarly, bees collect pollen near the hive, but far enough that predators can’t find them. Scientists studied bee behavior and found algorithms police now use to catch felons
OGOgR TIL that in 1560, Queen Elizabeth became the first well-known woman to wear stockings, which up until that point, was considered menswear.
nW5wd TIL Bill Gates won't leave his $76 billion fortune to his kids. He only plans on giving a "measly" $10 million so they can find their own self-worth.
woXkM TIL there’s a dish called Engagement Chicken. According to legend, a fashion editor shared it with her assistant, who made it for her boyfriend. It was so good that he proposed. She shared the recipe with other colleagues and they all ended up engaged.
kJpB1 TIL there is enough actinide metal (thorium and uranium) on Earth to sustain Breeder Reactors, which produce more fissile material than they consume, leading to enough fuel to satisfy the world's energy needs at 1983 levels for 5-billion years, making nuclear energy effectively renewable