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TIL that Ranch dressing was invented in Alaska, by a plumber trying to keep his employees satisfied with his cooking

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epMgk TIL that the restaurant chain "Twin Peaks" is in fact a Breastaurant-style sports bar and not a Alpinist-styled restaurant themed after the 1990's cult classic TV show "Twin Peaks"
4kb5 TIL the first country that will be entirely lost to rising sea levels (Kiribati) is already planning the complete, permanent evacuation of its population
0ekA TIL the term “running amok,” used for when something gets out of hand, is named after random unprovoked murder frenzies in Malaysian culture
Ookla TIL that the usage of fork had caused quite a scandal. St. Peter Damian once said "God in his wisdom has provided man with natural forks – his fingers. Therefore it is an insult to Him to substitute artificial metallic forks for them when eating."
R7JA1 TIL that Steven Bradbury, the Australian who won an Olympic gold in speed skating because everyone else fell down, owns a brewery called Last Man Standing