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TIL that panko bread crumbs are made with electricity instead of heat, giving them the crunchy texture that makes them unique

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XEwOQ TIL that a child prince from the Khwarezmian Empire was sold as a slave after the Mongols invaded their land and killed his family. He arrived in Egypt and rose among the ranks until he became Sultan. He then served the Mongols one of their first major defeats in history. A Historical turning point.
QJV06 TIL: Out of 24 SS Death Squad leaders, prosecuted in 1947 for the direct killings of more than 1m people, 9 were jurists, 1 university professor, 1 opera singer, 1 expert in art history, 1 architect, 1 economist, 2 teachers, 1 priest, 1 dentist
AlyB TIL: Thomas Jefferson studied the Koran and argued that Muslims (as well as Catholics and Jews) should have equal rights in America
0wnmR TIL the popular door knock "dah dah dah dah dah...dah dah" is know as the "Shave and a Haircut" and was used by POWs during the vietnam war to identify new US prisoners. They would tap the first five notes, and wait for the last two notes in response
Vg78 TIL that McDonald’s restaurants on Canada’s east coast have a seasonal ‘McLobster’ sandwich.