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TIL that Canadian wheat flour from Manitoba is prized in Italy, and is preferred for Neapolitan Pizza.

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jjOX TIL that of all the 14,748 homicides in the US in 2010, roughly 43% of the victims were African-American, a group who only make up 13% of the population; furthermore, a majority of the victims were young black males, while the perpetrators were similarly young black males.
GA7oE TIL there is a WHOLE day dedicated to the waffle: International Waffle Day. March 25th baby. Whoop whooop
PnBn TIL Homeless children in the 90’s in Miami developed their own elaborate mythology.
yVO5J TIL The Avalanches debut album, Since I left You, featuring the song Frontier Psychiatrist, is estimated to include more than 3,500 vinyl samples
BLaD TIL that a chemical called capsiacin (found in chillies and peppers) unblocks stuffy noses by irritating the nerve fibres in the nostril, blocking nerve impulses.