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TIL Gordon Ramsay's tongue is insured for $10 million

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OGyna TIL that in 1991, singer Reba McEntire's band left San Diego in two private planes, with McEntire, her husband and her stylist intending to follow in a separate aircraft the next day. One of the planes crashed, killing 8 members of McEntire's band.
woDX7 TIL India has a No First Use nuclear policy, meaning it will only use nuclear weapons in retaliation against a nuclear attack on Indian territory or Indian forces.
x6JEB TIL there's a popular belief that successful startups are usually founded by young guys in their early 20s like Mark Zuckerberg. The average age of a successful startup founder is actually 45.
GPGG TIL, in July 2007, convenience store chain 7-Eleven converted 11 of its stores in the United States and one in Canada (Coquitlam) into Kwik-E-Marts to promote The Simpsons Movie.
NLGM TIL that until recently, most perfumes contained a preservative called “ambergris,” which is hardened sperm whale vomit. Terrible smelling chunks of ambergris can be found lying on beaches, and are worth tens of thousands of dollars per pound.