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TIL there’s an exclusive restaurant in Italy that accommodates only 2 people.

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N7xGe TIL about "New Sincerity" a term referring to the general shift away from cynicism and irony in popular culture.
pZrN TIL That then retired General Smedley Butler (author of “War is a Racket”) was approached by “moneyed interests” from Wall Street with a plot to overthrow FDR. He took the info to Congress, they agreed there was a plot, didn’t do anything about it.
0GRv TIL that the official name for the colour of the universe is “cosmic latté” & it is a beige colour. other suggestions were skyvory, big bang beige & primordial clam chowder.
16ArV TIL after a Jewish six-year-old was taken away from his parents by priests, people involved tried to avoid returning him by publicly claiming the child had learned the catechism perfectly within a few days & was claiming "I am baptized and my father is the Pope."
6EBQW TIL Dr. Jay Neitz cured color blindness in Red-Green Color Blind (dichromatic) Squirrel Monkeys using gene therapy. The monkeys were given a shot which enabled them to distinguish red or green. After successful trials with the monkeys Dr. Neitz awaits NIH/ORDA/FDA approval for human trials.