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TIL that not only did Conan O'Brien graduate Harvard, his father is a Harvard Medical School professor.

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7robM TIL that the function of coupon codes is to increase the posted price to profit from price-insensitive buyers, while still maintaining an attractive price for price-sensitive buyers willing to use coupons.
ndDW TIL that the ‘Chinese Fire Drill’ was coined when a British officer miscommunicated instructions to his Chines crew, resulting in them pulling water from the starboard side and immediately dumping it on the port side, completely bypassing the 'putting out the fire’ step.
0VeN TIL that Quakers call the months of the year and days of the week by number only, in order to avoid using names of pagan deities.
e0oND TIL we use 100% of our brain. It is a myth we only use a small portion of our brain, and no scientific evidence supports such a hypothesis as a valid theory.
da07 TIL actress and legendary beauty Lana Turner was discovered at 17 by a talent agent at a drugstore where she was having a coke and skipping class. She was immediately signed to make her first movie.