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TIL due to a lack of access, prisoners turn to libraries to keep up with the outside world

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yQnLJ TIL of Jhatka, a Hinduist butchering practice according to which an animal must be killed suddenly with a single blow, and "the animal must not be scared or shaken in any way before the slaughter".
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oR4wR TIL that American Cheese was originally cheddar cheese, known as American or Yankee Cheddar and was being exported back to England by 1790. After James L. Kraft patented a method for manufacturing processed cheese in 1916, the term "American Cheese" was used to refer to Kraft's processed version.
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