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TIL Australians eat white bread with butter and sprinkles (and they love it!)

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6EZ8J TIL the term 'nepotism' comes from the Latin 'cardinalis nepos,' or 'Cardinal-Nephew,' a role in the Catholic Church of a Cardinal elevated by the Pope, who was usually related. The role existed from c. 1015 to 1692, when it was banned by Papal decree.
P19KZ TIL The comic Destroyer Duck was made to help fund Steve Gerber's lawsuit againt Marvel over the rights to Howard the Duck.
nXpB TIL the former Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko, has been held in jail illegally for years and the former President that used to fight for democracy was poisoned.
vPYWD TIL In the last 116 years the world record for the mens 100 meter race has improved by just 1 second, 0.16s of which was by Usain Bolt.
E10A7 TIL the cause of death of the individuals who jumped out of the WTC on 9/11 are ruled as homicides due to blunt trauma (as opposed to suicides)