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TIL Jeremy Clarkson was fired from "Top Gear" for punching a producer who told him the hotel kitchen was closed.

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vPGO4 TIL wasps carry the yeast that kickstarts the initial fermentation process that turns grapes into wine.
gr1B7 TIL Less than 10% of the world's population is atheist or agnostic.
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