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TIL the only fertile desert in the world is the Tharparkar desert in Pakistan

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9Yxrp TIL The Luddites were a radical group of English textile workers and weavers in the 19th century who destroyed weaving machinery as a form of protest.
epWdk TIL Ray Combs, second presenter of Family Feud (1988 - 1993) was found dead hanging from his bed sheets in his hospital room, June 2nd 1996
b9bo7 TIL That Bill Cosby received credit for his TV work as part of his Doctorate in Education degree
Ml0W TIL The Catholic Church considers the Theory of Evolution to be “virtually certain”, and believes that intelligent design “isn’t science even though it pretends to be.”
loReA TIL that Shakespeare (hey, Happy Birthday, Will!)earned most of his income from his parternship stake in the Globe Theater, not through his writings or plays.