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TIL about a traditonal British pudding called ”spotted dick”, which is made with flour, suet and dried fruits.

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oMrK TIL that in 1849, Henry “Box” Brown, a 33 year-old slave born in slavery, mailed himself to freedom in a 3'x2'x2'8" (91x61x81cm) wooden crate. To get a day off, he burned his hand to the bone with sulfuric acid. Brown paid 86$ to be shipped from Richmond, Virginia to Philadelphia in 27 hours.
9wKdD TIL that Spain currently has a lower fertility rate than Japan
Deep TIl that in the game “The Darkness” the entire film, To Kill A Mockingbird is shown on a tv, along with 2 other films, an episode of Flash Gordon, and episodes of Popeye.
e0mPn TIL Perpetual Stews were common in the middle ages. The pot was never or rarely emptied, and whatever food was found was placed inside and cooked
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