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TIL more then 50% of Frenchmen cheat on their spouses. In addition, about 50% do not think cheating is "morally unacceptable"

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v1vdK TIL that Mr. Rogers was a vegetarian on ethical grounds, stating "I don't want to eat anything that has a mother."
4kvMX TIL the "Nutrition Facts" label on packaged food sold in the US is regulated by the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990, which was signed into law by President George H. W. Bush.
R5ly4 TIL standard greetings likely evolved from handshaking to hierarchical bowing to handshaking, against which a French society was formed to abolish 'le shake-hands' as a vulgar English innovation
8aob8 TIL Mila Kunis was born in Ukraine and moved to this country not speaking any English. At age 14 she started playing Jackie Burkhart, lying about her age (the producers asked if if she was turning 18 and she simply said yes not indicating exactly when).
WkbE8 TIL In 1920, Poland, which regained its indepdence two years earlier, basically stopped the outbreak of a new world war by itself, which was started by the Bolshevik Russia who wanted to introduce communism in Western Europe by force.