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TIL when Edgar Allen Poe wrote “The Raven”, he initially considered making the poem about a parrot.

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b9NeE TIL that there are more living organisms in one teaspoon of soil than there are humans on earth. Happy World Soil Day!
4X4kN TIL after falling out with her son, Elton John’s mother hired an Elton John tribute act to play at her 90th birthday party.
y8EV TIL the Mr. T persona was created by Laurence Tureaud during his years bouncing at night clubs. He would sport the jewelry of customers who lost in fights against him, in which he was in over 200
N7n76 TIL about French Guiana, a department of the country of France in South America. Not a colony, it is the only territory of the mainland Americas to have full integration in a European country.
xVVnw TIL that Chik-Fil-A uses peanut oil to cook their food as a healthy alternative to regular oil, but those with peanut allergies can still eat their food.