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TIL Zebras actually have a black skin, with white stripes - not the other way around.

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pB9N TIL that Nestle, one of the worlds largest confectionery companies, owns Jenny Craig.
VB54p TIL about the Stelae of Nahr el-Kalb, a series of inscriptions from several conquerors from Egyptian times to Lebanese independence
OoNoe TIL the fictional characters Patrick Bateman (American Psycho) and Sherman McCoy (The Bonfire of the Vanities) are both employees of the same fictional company - investment firm Pierce and Pierce.
4X0kw TIL Jay-Z's Empire State of Mind was sampled from Love On a Two Way Street by The Moments (1970)
neQJ9 TIL of Plastic Pyrolysis. A process of heating plastic in the absence of oxygen to create solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels. Literally turning plastic back into oil!