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TIL that the acronym for Led Zeppelin's "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" is BIGLY

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R5Rja TIL about Anna May Wong, the first Chinese-American film star. Her career began in silent movies era and continued to her death. One of the first to adopt the flapper style of the 20s, she was voted “world’s best dressed woman” in 1934. She will be featured in the American Women quarter series.
xdwD TIL the full translated name of Bangkok is “City of angels, great city of immortals, magnificent city of the nine gems, seat of the king, city of royal palaces, home of gods incarnate, erected by Vishvakarman at Indra’s behest”. It is the longest name for a city.
lwMB TIL corn flakes were invented to cure masturbation.
j6ZBn TIL that of jobs with the lowest risk of robot automation, nurse practitioners are projected to grow the most, with an estimated increase of 45.7% by 2031
B0Ky TIL that, in 1945, Canada was asked how many Jewish refugees it would allow in. Canada’s Foreign Minister Frederick Blair replied: “None is too many.”