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TIL there are multiple universities that offer credit courses for Taylor Swift, including NYU and UC Berkeley

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5Vmmp TIL that french fries can be made out of prickly pear cactuses. Called Cactus Fries, they are found in Tex-Mex and New Mexican cuisine and have a texture compared to okra or onion rings.
Zdwv TIL Jann Mardenborough became a professional race car driver by beating 90,000 people in the video game gran turismo.
78wjr TIL all three victims survived the 1618 defenestration of Prague (the 2nd defenestration of Prague). The Catholics said they were caught by the Virgin Mary while the Protestants said their fall was broken by a garbage pile.
6EJm8 TIL Norman Lloyd is the world's oldest living actor. He started his acting career at age 9 in 1923. He is still acting at 106 today. He also produces, with his latest film having been released in 2015. If he lives 3 more years, he will have been acting for a full century.
jYQa TIL the first Thanksgiving in North America was held in 1578 in what is now Canada which happened 43 years before the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock.