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TIL that Tex-Mex has surpassed Italian as the most popular food genre in the United States

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NmG8 TIL that, during WWII, the Russians used a biplane on the Eastern Front that was so slow, German planes couldn’t target it without potentially stalling.
ArBg TIL Baboons can distinguish real words from non-words based upon the arrangement of letters
ANKVg TIL one of the first legal documents outlining the existence of limited liability companies was drafted in 1455: A venetian sued the Medici branch of Bruges for a defective shipment. The defendant succesfully argued that the only liable party was the London branch, which sold him the shipment
yVkOV TIL Billy Joel wrote "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" as a way to help young people struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts as he once attempted suicide himself. It includes a mistake from the recording where he fumbled his words that was left in as proof everyone is fallible.
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