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TIL That Helga’s mom in the Nickelodeon show “Hey! Arnold” was an alcoholic.

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7881r TIL that the NYPD has a special beekeeping unit that was established in 2010 when beekeeping became legal in the city. In the last few weeks, they've relocated over 40,000 honeybees to orchards around the state. They most recently relocated 8,000 bees who swarmed 3 World Trade Center.
Br0Xd TIL Samsung is the parent company of Samsung Heavy Industries which makes cargo ships, submarines, destroyers, aircraft carriers, and more
xjW1 TIL Dennis Rodman paid for the funeral of a Texas man who was dragged behind the vehicle of white supremecists.
9YPNm TIL Taco Bell was founded by Glen Bell who watched long lines of customers at a Mexican restaurant. He ate there regularly, attempting to reverse-engineer the taco recipe, and eventually persuaded the owners to show him how they were prepared. With this knowledge, he opened a stand selling tacos.
Oo184 TIL the original story of Aladdin in One Thousand And One Nights, was actually set in Western China and the main character is a young Chinese Muslim.