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TIL that Cadburys lost more than £6m after changing the Creme egg recipe

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ADXMx TIL In the movie 'Lassie Come Home', the female dog character 'Lassie' was played by a male dog called Pal. And for over 19 years a succession of Pal's descendants appeared on the TV series Lassie. Pal's descendants continue to play Lassie to this day.
1PrO TIL that the last execution by electric chair in the United States before Furman v. Georgia was done to James D. French whose last words before his death were “How’s this for your headline? ‘French Fries’”.
xVjp7 TIL The distress signal "Mayday" originates from a French phrase “m’aidez” or “m’aider”, which literally means ‘help me’.
PYXVe TIL that it is illegal for teachers to strike in Florida. It is actually written into their constitution. If you go on strike you can be terminated from your job, have your certification revoked, and lose your retirement benefits.
XQ4E TIL in 1834 a 22-year old milkmaid from the swedish countryside was arrested in Stockholm for distrupting traffic by gathering large crowds with her beauty. Once released her beauty was so famous that it became a necessity for trendy aristocrats to pay her to display herself in their salons.