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TIL Vanilla Beans Don’t All Taste Like Vanilla

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lZ9r TIL Miguel Hidalgo, one of the greatest revolutionary leaders of the Mexican Independence War, decided to retreat his army of about 80,000 on the verge of conquering Mexico City. To this day, this decision baffles historians.
QYLM TIL: In 2015, Blake Shelton called fans of classic country music “old farts” and “jackasses”. Later that year, Willie Nelson named his tour the “Old Farts and Jackasses Tour”.
xVekD TIL there are more statues of lions in the world than there are actual lions
WkpL4 TIL Chickens lay one or sometimes more unfertilised or fertilised eggs a day until they have collected a clutch. If you continually collect eggs daily they will continually lay eggs because their goal is to have a clutch.
0daeN TIL the English poet Rupert Brooke, who was notable for his sonnets, died of sepsis stemming from an infected mosquito bite.