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TIL the vindaloo curry is based on a Portuguese dish, carne de vinha d'alhos.

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x61Lo TIL Male honeybees,called drones, soul purpose is to mate with the queen bee, if they get the chance to mate they die right after. Despite not really doing anything else in the matriarchal hive they are vital for survival of the species.
JYvPl TIL English Ivy can cause a rash similar to that of Poison Ivy, and the allergen, falcarinol, comes not only from its leaves, but also the stems and root. It’s not mentioned as often as Poison Ivy and the other Poison variations due to the rashes often getting diagnosed as Poison Ivy interaction.
p8EPp TIL that C.J. Hill (Known for her Slayers series) was the mother of TheOdd1sOut
l7xpK Til The Oldest Grizzly Bear lived to be 56 years old in captivity. The oldest polar bear in the wild lived to be 32. And astonishingly the oldest black bear lived to be 56 years old IN THE WILD.
l71eB TIL of the Club dei Brutti (World Association of Ugly People) based in the Italian town of Piobbico, which has 30,000 members worldwide and fights to recognize ugly people's worth in a society that values one's looks.