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TIL that Starbucks Was Selected as World’s Most Ethical Companies for 6th Year in a Row

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16XK8 TIL about "Tullimonstrum", or "Tully's Monster" - an extinct organism shaped like a cigar crossed with a squid, with no confirmed classification, a camera-like eye, and a jaw that extends away from the main body.
4XnXo TIL that the ‘Lamborghini’ of Chicken is this black bird from Indonesia. Not only are its feathers and skin black, but also its muscles, bones and all its internal organs.
OlkL TIL People on Parliament computers tried to view porn 250,000 times last year.
PYNZJ TIL that when Joseph Stalin was dying, his private physician was not available because he was already being tortured in the basement of the KGB headquarters for suggesting the Soviet leader required more bed rest.
v9yj TIL chemists Lea & Perrins created the recipe for a fermented liquid condiment in the 1830s, however it wasn’t to their liking and was set aside and forgotten about. When the barrels were rediscovered many months later, the taste had mellowed into what is now known as Worcestershire sauce.