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TIL that the US is on 43rd place on freedom of press

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W7D54 TIL that Betty Crocker, the supposed author of the #1 best-selling cookbook of all time "Betty Crocker's Cookbook", is not a real person and is in fact a mascot created by General Mills.
a8Lpo TIL that Princess Bride Robin Wright and Carey Elwes were in Jim Carrey's 'A Christmas Carol'
nE0G TIL That the popular series Red vs. Blue was captured using an in game glitch (Halo 1) that was later recreated (by Bungie) in Halo 2 for the sole benefit of the show.
xo8k TIL H.R. Giger (designer for the ‘Alien’ series) has two bars in Europe with the same amazing biomechanical design he used in the Alien movies.
NXEPJ TIL How digital payments work, and god its complex.