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TIL Historians have often credited Thomas Jefferson with introducing macaroni and cheese to the United States.

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mM4E TIL Lasers removal doesn’t ‘remove’ the tattoo. It just helps break it down so white blood cells can carry it away. Eventually, you poo out your tattoo.
kORQW TIL legendary actor James Earl Jones, the voice behind Darth Vader and Mufasa, refused to speak as a child because of a severe stutter. He overcame this by performing poetry readings on the advice of his high school teacher, which ultimately set him on the course of acting.
Pmge TIL that Rome’s population peaked at one million people during the reign of Augustus. When the empire fell, this number declined and Rome did not reach one million until the early 1930’s.
wLxMM TIL Pressure differentials can trap and kill divers underwater
NXAbE TIL ‘Madhapar’ is the richest village in the world, which is located in the Kutch district of Gujarat, India. The people here have so much money that 17 banks had to be opened in the village itself, where the villagers have deposited more than 7000 crore Indian rupees.