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TIL American Cheese cannot legally be sold as cheese in America

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5Ym1n TIL That the Czech language was saved from extinction by puppet shows. In the 17th century, the Catholic Ferdinand II forced the Protestant Czech people to speak in German and banned the Czech language. Puppets were the only remaining entities that had the right to speak Czech in public places.
XEJG8 TIL The United States had only 17 years of Peace since it’s birth in 1776.
wP4P TIL that Charles Darwin died feeling guilty that he knowingly inbred 10 children with his 1st cousin and passed on crappy genetics which killed 3 of them before the age of ten.
dLZ8 TIL Helsinki, Finland has an annual celebration called Dinner Under the Sky, where all Helsinkians can set up a table outside and enjoy their dinner on the city’s sidewalks, parks, or even in the middle of the busiest shopping streets.
JY9R4 TIL that men receive 63% longer jail sentences on average than women do and women are twice as likely to avoid incarceration if convicted for the same crime.