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TIL that Olive Garden claimed that their chefs were trained at a special Tuscan cooking school, but it was discovered the chefs actually just went on a week vacation to Tuscany with no training involved

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4kELN TIL that the band Canned Heat - biggest hit "On the Road Again" - formed in 1965 and has been touring and recording ever since. There have been numerous lineup changes, but no hiatus.
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