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TIL, The common “I Voted” sticker was created and patented by a woman named Janet Boudreau

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wLZN7 TIL the reason Chicken (noodle) Soup is known to help heal the sick is because the boiling of the bones and other inedible parts unlocks nutrients not found elsewhere. Modern commercial soups and broths won't boost recovery are much since many aren't made traditionally, with a real carcass.
GAe9g TIL that in Japanese, Genghis Khan ("ジンギスカン" or "成吉思汗") refers to a grilled mutton dish, while the founder and first Khan of the Mongol Empire is taught in textbooks by his regnal name, Chinggis Khan ("チンギス・ハーン"), rather than as Genghis Khan.
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