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TIL beaver is considered safe to eat during lent by the Catholic Church.

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VMPB8 TIL that from 1909-38 Good Housekeeping Magazine’s Seal of Approval was the only U.S. grading system for food, drugs, and cosmetics. The magazine fought a federal grading system. Regulators then found the Seal to be misleading and deceptive, forcing reforms.
KO1jw TIL Democratic Republic of Congo completed its $22m National Museum in 2019. It is hoped the collection will be expanded with items taken abroad during the colonial era. In 2018, a landmark French report called for thousands of artefacts to be returned to Africa
OBAX TIL There was a Beer Flood in London in 1814, resulting in 7 death.
jN9DQ TIL that in gaming, meta is actually an acronym for most effective tactics available
69lPm TIL about Stefania (16) and Helena (7) Podgórska - Two sisters in Poland who, despite having an SS neighbor and briefly shared a house with German nurses, successfully hid 13 Jews in their attic for years during WW2.