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TIL there are about 100 people, mostly elderly women, that currently live in the Chernobyl exclusion zone

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KOQla TIL That the 4 biggest US pizza chains (Pizza Hut, Domino’s, Papa Johns, Little Caesar’s) all but their cheese from one man, James Leprino. Leprino controls Leprino Foods, which supplies up to 85% of the US pizza market
aV4A TIL the word ‘Hipster’ was invented by Jack Smiley ;-) in 1941.It meant 'a know-it-all’.
4kgpg TIL about the Charter of the Forest of 1217, an English charter which re-established for free men rights of access to the royal forest that had been eroded by King William the Conqueror and his heirs. It remained in force for 754 years, being superseded only in 1971
YpRlr TIL In 2004, Microsoft sued Mike Rowe for the domain MikeRoweSoft.com - They settled for an XBox and a selection of games
VK04 TIL the Melbourne Children’s Hospital has a permanent Meerkat enclosure to help cheer up the patients