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TIL Chef Boy-Ar-Dee is spelled that way so that Americans could correctly pronounce “Boiardi.”

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wLkx7 TIL: In the American Civil War both sides employed logs which were carved, painted and mounted to look like cannons at a distance. This gave the impression that a fort or strong point was better armed than it actually was. They were called "Quaker Cannons" and repeatedly proved effective.
j6poa TIL of Capgras Delusion - A psychological disorder in which a person believes that a friend, family member, or pet has been replaced by an identical imposter.
xVJN5 TIL that 'Nutbush City Limits' by Tina Turner is a banger in Australia and all the kids grew up learning to dance to it.
a46J TIL that before the dominance of HTML on the web, a protocol called GOPHER existed. Despite its linear navigation, lack of an hyperlink function, not having images, and the current lack of support from the main browsers, gopher:// sites such as Twitpher exist in a parallel, bizarre text driven web.
wonK7 TIL that Spartan women had more freedoms than Athenian women in ancient Greece. They participated in public life, owned property, and had sexual autonomy. Despite lacking citizenship, Spartan women had more privileges, making Sparta better for women.