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Today I Learned that Matthew Perry (Chandler from Friends) made his debut on British television playing a shy character whose life changes for the better as he begins to charm people by throwing his dog in the air, in a show called "The Dog Thrower".

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v1LDj TIL that the US is in eternal battle with a flesh eating fly called the Screw Worm. Basically a maggot that burrow into live flesh, head first. There's a worm screw border guard at Panama, having mostly irradicating them in North America. Last US case in 2016. Yes, they will lay their eggs in you.
kJOv5 TIL Fine restaurateur Thomas Keller of The French Laundry in California served as food consultant to the Pixar film Ratatouille, allowing its producer, Brad Lewis, to intern for two days in the kitchen of his restaurant.
OodRR TIL the first country to recognize Greek independence was not any of the western powers, but Haiti, who alledgedly sent 25ton of Coffee beans to finance their rebellion
awL6b TIL That the brain can be fooled into seeing colour images, when a coloured grid is overlayed across a black and white image.
J8jm TIL in the 1980’s, a black piano player single-handedly dismantled the Maryland KKK chapter and collected over 20 robes simply by talking and being a friendly guy.