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TIL The life expectancy in Cambodia dropped to 14 years in 1978.

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Z8OjY TIL that Napoleon was of average height for his era and that his reputation as a short man was largely spread through the works of British satirical cartoonist James Gillray. His satire was so effective that Napoleon once said that Gillray "did more than all the armies of Europe to bring me down."
vNyB TIL that the inventor of Linux announced his project by saying “I’m doing a free operating system (just a hobby, won’t be big and professional)”. Today it it used by ¾ of all servers, all Android devices, and the top 10 supercomputers.
J1LPV TIL about Le Club des Chefs des Chefs, an international culinary organisation of chefs to world leaders. Members include the chef of king Charles III, the head chef of the White House, the chefs of the presidents of India and South Africa
kJrB TIL that Johnny Depp, David Bowie, Victoria Beckham, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Ricky Gervais, Will Ferrel, and many other celebrities have all guest starred on Spongebob Squarepants.
K7EJ TIL that Alexander Hamilton was shot and mortally wounded by Aaron Burr on the same spot that his son Philip had been killed three years before, and by the same set of pistols