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5lkQ TIL the 1940s, Coca-Cola made a clear coke that resembled vodka for the Marshal of the Soviet Union so he could be seen drinking it without offending Joseph Stalin
P17GV TIL that Parmentier, to encourage the consumption of potatoes which people were wary of, decided to have the field where he grew them guarded by armed men during the day but not at night. Guarding the field increased the value of the crop; at night it was easy to steal tubers, and consumption spread
e06vE TIL that dogs greet each other nose-to-nose and want to do the same with us. Since our noses are not at their level, they jump up to reach them.
epNE6 TIL it is PETIT thefit! English is my 3rd language, and I never bothered to pay attention it is petit theft! from how it is pronounced I ALWAYS thought it was PETTY theft! I guess pronouncing the French "petit" was too much for the English!
p8WoA TIL that due to looking very similar once they have been butchered and skinned, cat meat has been sold as rabbit. If a food is said to contain "roof-hare", you are eating cat.