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TIL that between 1906 and 1917, Stanford University in California played rugby union instead of American football.
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TIL the managing director of McDonald's Netherlands is Zoe Hamburger
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TIL that the oldest tree in the world is over 4000 years old
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TIL that infants <1y/o are not allowed to eat Honey as it can cause Botulism
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TIL about Billie the Brownie, an “elf” popularized in literature, radio and television specifically in the Milwaukee, WI area during the late 19th - mid 20th century.
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TIL that actor Rentarō Mikuni was known for his serious preparation for roles. Once he pulled out 10 of his lower and upper teeth in order to play the role of an old man. In another movie, when acting during test he beat the actress playing cheating wife so much that her face became swollen.
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TIL that the smallest island in the world with a private residence is called Just Room Enough Island, which is just 3,300 square feet (310 m²).
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TIL Wichita Lineman is an unfinished song written by Jimmy Webb. Country Music artist Glen Campbell recorded the song anyways based on an unfinished demo from Webb.
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TIL prescription vials are translucent orange/amber because it helps prevent the sun's UV rays from harming/altering the medication inside.
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TIL In 1972, Adelaide, South Australia, two gay men were attacked and thrown in a river. One drowned while the other was rescued by a passing motorist named Bevan Spencer von Einem. Later, von Einem would be convicted of a separate murder and is suspected of committing several others.
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TIL that the reason strong alcoholic drinks are called 'spirits' is because early Middle Eastern alchemists saw the 'vapour' emited during the distillation process as being the 'soul/essence/spirit' of the base compound which was being fermented.
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TIL that the king of Thailand, Rama X, the richest monarch in the world and the longest birth name of any current monarch: Vajiralongkorn Boromchakrayadisorn Santatiwong Thewetthamrongsuboribal Abhikkunupakornmahitaladulyadej Bhumibolnaretwarangkun Kittisirisombunsawangwat Boromkhattiyarajakumarn.