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TIL heartbreak is actually a form of addiction withdrawal

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0DrA TIL a popular dish in Scotland is a frozen pizza folded in half, dipped in batter and deep fried. It is usually served with salt and vinegar.
9wQV7 TIL the Great Horse Manure Crisis of 1894 refers to a supposed newspaper article that said because of horses, in "50 years, every street in London will be buried under nine feet of manure." It's an analogy for how new technologies (in this case cars) can take care of problems that seemed unsolvable.
69WpW TIL the word 'sardonic' may originate from a ritual of killing old people while laughing
9wJlr TIL about the War of Jenkins' ear - a war between Spain and England that started when a British captain, Robert Jenkins, presented his severed ear to the British Parliament, claiming a Spanish officer had cut it off.
R9Ll TIL that, from Marty’s perspective, the entire Back to the Future trilogy takes place within three crazy weeks.