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TIL Malcolm X copied every entry in the dictionary and read it out loud to become a better reader and writer.

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BABk TIL that there is little evidence that Kim Jong-il and the North Korean media ever claimed that he made any kind of improbable golf score. Even North Korean officials say it is an urban myth.
kODVE TIL that Jack White and Jack Black recorded a song together as Jack Gray
94LM TIL Paul McCartney began the recording of “Hey Jude” without knowing that Ringo was absent and sitting on the toilet; Ringo tiptoed his way back into the studio just in time for the drums to come in.
9YbdX TIL COLONEL SANDERS Tried to sell his recipes to other restaurants. His recipe was rejected 1,009 times, When finally in 1952, He sold his secret recipe "Kentucky Fried Chicken" for the first time to the operator of one of the city's largest restaurants.A 6th grade drop out, fired from multiple jobs
QgJ9 TIL Volvo will fly you to Sweden, put you up in a hotel, sell you a car cheaper than in the US, and ship it home for free when you buy a new Volvo.