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TIL Samosas (fried, potato based triangular savoury South Asian snack) is banned in Somalia since 2011 due to Samosa's resemblance to the Christian trinity.

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LPwV TIL the Spongebob episode “SpongeBob, You’re Fired!” sparked a debate on food stamps and depiction of unemployment.
KYEl4 TIL: Hexane, made from crude oil, is used to extract oil from vegetables.
9wvWm TIL that Hadrians Wall does not, and never has, marked the border between England and Scotland
JxE4 TIL that President Jimmy Carter placed his peanut farm in a blind trust when he was elected president. After his term ended, he found that it had been badly mismanaged and he was $1 million in debt.
vPRbD TIL in 1987 a news broadcast was interupted by a man pointing a gun at a newscaster, whilst giving him a piece of paper to read which was his manifesto detailing the CIA and aliens. Once the police arrived he immediately put down his gun (which was revealed to be a toy) and was arrested.