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TIL that Havarti cheese has a Protected Geographical Indication designation (it’s Danish).

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OBRR TIL A man near the Canadian border crushed 8 police cars with his tractor because he was angry about a marijuana arrest.
X0ve6 TIL convicted Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tzarnaev who is on death row has received over $26,000 in donations from admirers and family. He currently has a plus balance of over 4,000 dollars to be used at the prison canteen.
9w0BX TIL the second Mongol Khan, Ögedei Khan, was well known for his alcoholism. When his brother, Chagatai, entrusted an official to watch his habit, he vowed to reduce the number of cups he drank a day, only then having cups twice the size created for his personal use.
xVwkB TIL about the Military Entertainment Complex - a branch of the DoD that consults on movies and provides accurate equipment
1aja7 TIL that male bovines are called “bulls,” until they’re castrated-then they’re called “steers.” Female bovines are called “heifers” until they have a calf, then they’re known as “cows.”