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TIL Danish Pastry Are Not from Denmark But Was Brought There by Austrian Bakers

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5VlvB TIL about the Piasa Bird: a native american painting that was near Alton, IL and depicted a mythological creature with horns, scales on its body, a very long tail and a man/tiger like face. It most likely originates from the “Underwater Panther” figure.
kOZ0B TIL: Rogue waves can occur occur in the open ocean creating walls of water up to 40m high, as well as rogue troughs which can create a deep pit in the open ocean.
0wRrj TIL the U.S. Congress passed a tax on long distance phone calls to pay for the Spanish-American War (1898). The war ended 4 months later, but the tax remained in place for over 100 years. On August 1, 2006, the IRS announced it would no longer collect the tax.
e6JE TIL the chemical composition of tears varies depending on the emotion which caused them
X0jOQ TIL Bert Janssen from the Netherlands is the longest-living heart transplant recipient in the world since 1984. The operation was done by Egyptian-born transplant pioneer Magdi Yacoub, who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1992 for his services to medicine.