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TIL, Apple has a patent on a round pizza box with 8 holes

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9YkjG TIL The production manager to 'Goonies' and 'Deliverance' retired from show business to pursue a dream to hand out bibles in exotic countries and help people in need. He sold his house to custom make a boat to hold a load of bibles. In 2011 he and his wife were shot and killed by Somali pirates.
RXJ8 TIL free drink refills are banned in France
MeZ0m TIL talking aloud can be a sign of high cognitive function and it is a practice of many high performance people (including professional athletes)
eQgE TIL the highest ranking and rarest military decoration in ancient Rome was a crown made of grass. It was awarded to officers whose actions saved an entire legion, or an entire army, and was made up of only grass, wheat, and flowers.
JbOV TIL After calling US gun laws a “disgrace”. Para USA, which made the guns in the Taken films, said “We will no longer provide firearms for use in films starring Liam Neeson and ask that our friends and partners in Hollywood refrain from associating our brand and products with his projects”