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TIL Bananas produce antimatter at the rate of one positron every 75 minutes.

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mxBMR TIL: Eliminating tipping has no impact on service or food quality. But, customers reported lower satisfaction when tipping was eliminated - even when it resulted in the meal costing less - because they felt their power over the server was gone.
Xwo6 TIL Justin Berfield, better know as Reese from Malcolm in the Middle, is now the Chief Creative Officer of Virgin Produced, Virgin’s production company
Mlr0 TIL that when a dignitary complained to President Theodore Roosevelt about Alice Roosevelt (his daughter) smoking on top of the White House, Roosevelt replied, “I can be President of the United States, or I can control Alice. I cannot possibly do both.”
1gAD TIL that Kim Jong-il supposedly shot a 38 under par in golf his first time trying the sport. A feat that required no less than 5 hole in ones. The accomplishment is 25 shots better than the world record. Having been satisfied with his preformance, he promptly retired from the sport forever.
Yp9oP TIL in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Tennessee, vehicle owners can request a state-issued license plate featuring the Sons of Confederate Veterans logo, which incorporates the square Confederate battle flag.