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TIL People who drink whole milk are considerably less likely to be over-weight than those who drink low-fat milk.

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GYR85 TIL 15 year old Kate Winslet began a romantic relationship and with 27 year old Stephen Tredre while working on a film. She cohabited with him in London until 1995. Winslet missed the premiere of Titanic to attend his funeral. In a 2008 interview, she said that she had never gotten over his death.
wo8EY TIL Peter Cancro bought the first Jersey Mike's Sub Shop in 1971 when he was 17 years old. He got help from his football coach to get the loan. 52 years later he is still the CEO with over 2000 locations.
ydaw TIL Swiss men are still allowed to present a bayonet – a sword that has generally passed down from generation to generation - as voter identification. This used to be the only form of voting identification for Swiss men up until 1991.
0dRkp TIL of William E. Boeing who dropped out of Yale University in 1903. Boeing founded the United Aircraft & Transport Corp. but in 1934, the Air Mail Act was passed. Boeing was forced to break his company up into 3 separate entities which included 'Boeing' and 'United Airlines.'
ADJYl TIL that the Australian constitution has has a subsection (called the Race Power) dedicated to allowing the legislative to make law only affecting a specific race of people.