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TIL that helicopter escapes from prison are not only real but highly successful

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6EEdw TIL the iconic 1930s Hollywood Restaurant, The Brown Derby, served a salad after midnight using their leftover ingredients. When it became the most popular item on the menu they named it after the owner, Robert Cobb.
5Ypvn TIL The alto clarinet is considered an endangered species of the American band. Music publishers, composers do not include or write parts for alto clarinet and a musician from Alaska believes he is the only professional player in a long time to play it seriously as a chamber and solo instrument
1aGb8 TIL schizophrenia has been linked to maternal exposure to influenza
wLAAM TIL of Guédelon Castle, a project in France to build a castle using medieval techniques, tools, and materials
9Gy6 TIL that Abraham Lincoln was challenged to, and accepted a duel. It ended abruptly due to Lincoln’s height intimidating his opponent.