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TIL During King Louis XIV reign he popularized pairing salt with pepper since he disliked dishes with overwhelming flavors, and pepper was the only spice that complemented salt and didn't dominate the taste.

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09Bj TIL Roald Dahl’s original draft of “Charlie in the Chocolate Factory” featured 5 additional bratty kids, including one named “Herpes.”
v1dYK TIL 'Plankton' is not a single species, but is instead an umbrella term used to refer to any lifeform that drifts with the ocean currents, including microorganisms like bacteria and algae, as well as larger creatures like jellyfish.
QJlWk TIL even though Benjamin Franklin is credited with many popular inventions, he never patented or copyrighted any of them. He believed that they should be given freely and that claiming ownership would only cause trouble and “sour one’s Temper and disturb one’s Quiet.”
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neWa7 TIL that during the Black Plague, the Jewish community had a lower infection risk than other populations. Among the theories, they suggest that Jewish religious practices promoted better health since so many rituals relate to hygiene. It resulted in the Jews being accused of causing the Black Death.