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TIL forks were once considered an affront to God

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wL8rY TIL that in the 1946 California Gubernatorial Election, incumbent governor and future Justice Earl Warren won 91.1% of the Republican primaries... and 51.9% of the Democratic primaries earning both nominations. He would later go on to win a massive landslide of 91.6% in the general election.
9Wxp TIL that Jeff Bezos wanted to name Amazon “Relentless,” but friends talked him out of it. Relentless.com still directs you to Amazon.com.
mxZVp TIL that Ernest Hemingway lived through anthrax, malaria, pneumonia, dysentery, skin cancer, hepatitis, anemia, diabetes, high blood pressure, two plane crashes, a ruptured kidney, a ruptured spleen, a ruptured liver, a crushed vertebra, and a fractured skull.
xVpxg TIL When Michael Sembello tried out for Stevie Wonder, Motown bands didn't have more than one white player. His publicist told Stevie he didn't realise he'd hired a white guy. Stevie asked him his sign which he misunderstood and said Italian. Stevie: "He’s Italian. He’s not White. He’s in the band!"
b9vWE TIL that there exists a dying Mexican language called Ayapenaco. The only two people left in the world that can speak it are a pair of elderly men who refused to talk to each other until 2014 when they decided to make amends to try to prevent the language from going extinct.