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TIL of the British Iraq Levies, a force mostly composed of Iraqi Turkmen, Kurds and Assyrians that fought alongside the Allies in WWII

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BWwd TIL that “Dr.” Martin Luther King’s Ph.D thesis was plagiarized, and many of his speeches were “borrowed”.
0wxMj TIL the term "cake" has a long history. The word itself is of Viking origin, from the Old Norse word "kaka". The ancient Greeks called cake πλακοῦς (plakous), which was derived from the word for "flat", πλακόεις (plakoeis). It was baked using flour mixed with eggs, milk, nuts, and honey. They also
wLrBW TIL Anjelica Huston was 38 years old when she played John Cusack's mother in "The Grifters"
jNYOj TIL Captain Cook's return to Hawaii coincided with the Makahiki, a Hawaiian harvest festival of worship for the god Lono. Coincidentally the form of Cook's ship resembled certain artifacts that formed part of the season of worship. He was flayed a month later after trying to kidnap the king.
kO6LB TIL that in the span of only 10 weeks Thornton's Budgens, a supermarket in the UK, was able to create "Plastic-Free Zones" offering over 1,700 products free of plastic packaging.