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TIL that at restaurants that don't print dollar signs next to prices on their menus, customers will spend more

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rR5dw TIL of Thomas Francis Meagher, born 1823. He was an Irish nationalist, got exiled to Tasmania, escaped to New York, visited Costa Rica, fought in the Civil War, became governor of Montana, and died when he fell off a boat at age 43.
rR48x TIL that the Turkey bird is named after the country with the same name in English, while in Portuguese it is called ‘Peru’, in Arabic it is Deek Rumi ('Roman Rooster’), in Polish it is 'Indyk’ (after India), and in Turkish itself it is 'Hindi’.
EZGw TIL - In 2009 some guy remade Rambo: First Blood from the source material starring himself in all 20 roles and filmed entirely in his apartment with a single camera… and critics love it.
XnPP TIL that on her 56th birthday, Carol Burnette woke up to news that her friend and mentor Lucille Ball had died. Flowers arrived later with a note that said “Happy Birthday, Kid. Love Lucy”.
nNGW TIL that Queen Victoria hated being pregnant, viewed breast-feeding with disgust, and thought newborn babies were ugly.