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TIL that lobster used to be so plentiful that servants in Massachusetts had a clause in their contracts demanding they not be fed it more than 3 times a week.

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N77KE TIL that Shakespeare's wife's name was Anne Hathaway
Wkgpo TIL that a company in Tokyo decided to make their HQ into a vertical farm. They gave up 43,000 square feet of space to grow food. 200 species of fruits and vegetables are harvested and served to employees. There is a 1000-square-ft rice paddy in the entryway.
rj9W TIL Otis Redding recorded “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay” 2 days before dying in a plane crash, never knowing it would be a #1 hit & Grammy winner
Wed TIL the opposite of “Ambidextrous” is “Ambisinister”: Literally ‘having two left hands’
ZBbY TIL that Sean is pronounced Shawn because its an Irish pronunciation of “John” i.e. the Jean in Jean Luc Picard.