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TIL basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a writer and has written several books set in the Sherlock Holmes universe

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OGPOL TIL Crocodiles swallow stones that grind the food inside their stomachs. It also keeps them underwater longer
oR1AR TIL a 1991 study by the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded that a Camel cigarette ad campaign featuring the mascot Joe Camel was far more successful at advertising to children than adults. The campaign ended in 1997 after increased litigation & pressure from U.S. federal agencies.
l78WB TIL about head cheese, a meat jelly that originated in Europe and is specialty in Louisiana. It is made from the head of a calf or pig and, despite its name, does not contain dairy products.
QJPpX TIL Despite Mac and Dick McDonald having already franchised 6 restaurants before meeting Ray Kroc, Ray considers himself the founder. He even falsely claims in his autobiography that his franchise was the first McDonald’s ever opened
QJBN6 Today I learned that Carly Simon sang the chorus to ‘Kissing with Confidence’ from 1983 by Will Powers.