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TIL that pilots eat different meals to avoid food poisoning

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16ym8 TIL the Chew Valley Hoard, a cache of 2,584 silver coins dating to the Norman Conquest (1066-1068), sold for $5.6m to become the most valuable treasure ever found in Britain. Discovered by 7 metal detectorists, the coins feature the likeness of Harold II, William the Conqueror & Edward the Confessor
X0OXX TIL Saint Brigid of Kildare, one of Irelands three patron saints, is known for the miracle of turning bathwater into beer
68Xw TIL that “Fancy” ketchup refers to its specific gravity
oDQ7 TIL: There are no qualifications to be a Justice on the United States Supreme Court; you don’t even have to be a lawyer.
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