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TIL that 'Succotash' from Sylvester the cat's "sufferin' succotash" catchphrase isn't just a made-up word, but actually a North American food made with sweet corn

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LkOOP TIL The day after John Lennon was murdered David Bowie was appearing in the play The Elephant Man. Chapman had a front-row ticket to play that night. John and Yoko were supposed to sit front for that show too. So the night after John was killed there were three empty seats in the front row.
0w8BN TIL that Peter Ostrum, who played Charlie in the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory currently earns just $8-9 every three months from royalty payments.
78lA7 TIL that the culpeo, a South American fox species, was domesticated by the Selk'nam people of Tierra del Fuego, resulting in the "Fuegian dog". However, the Fuegian dog became extinct in the late 19th or early 20th century as a result of the genocide the Selk'nam people.
X017E TIL that people with HIV still live about 7 years shorter than people without HIV, and experience major chronic diseases (liver disease, kidney disease, lung disease, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer) about 10 years earlier than people without HIV.
awoo0 TIL Son Goku was chosen as an ambassador of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics