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TIL about the way Aussie's favorable "Lamb Shank" plate resembles one of the basic traditional Persian cuisine's dinner dish called Baghali Polo ba Mahiche. Cultural affinities enchant me!

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OorYX TIL that in UK in the 18th century people with epilepsy were automatically thrown in prison, because at the time criminology centered around physical features determining whether the individual was guilty or not
gMJm4 TIL a study found that people with Down syndrome die about 28 years younger than the general population, congenital heart anomalies and respiratory conditions are the leading causes of death
9wJwD TIL a pregnancy requires 49,753 dietary calories — the equivalent of 199 Snickers candy bars each containing 250 calories/
a8NwL TIL in 2011, John Riccitiello, who was the CEO of EA at the time and is now the CEO of Unity, proposed a model for online multiplayer shooters like Battlefield. In this model, players who ran out of ammo could make an instant real money payment for a quick reload.
7r64p TIL from 1968 to 1973, the British evicted the entire population of the Chagos islands to allow the United States to build a military base on Diego Garcia