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TIL in France, it is illegal for grocery stores to throw away edible food. Stores must donate edible, unused food to charity or facilities that process it into animal feed or compost.

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DjLr TIL that the story of the Mexican hero Zorro was based on the life of the Irishman William Lamport from County Wexford, he was sent to the Mexico to spy on the colonial viceroy there but ended up inciting rebellion against Spain after seeing the corruption and injustices of the inquisition.
dD6vZ TIL that Roger Corman, director of low-budget movies, helped kick start the careers of Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, James Cameron, and Ron Howard. He reportedly told Howard: "If you do a good job on this film, you'll never have to work for me again."
d8Yl7 TIL President Lyndon B. Johnson had no name for the first three months of his life. He was simply called "the baby" because his parents could not agree on a name, but one morning his mother refused to make breakfast until a name was agreed on. He was then named Lyndon Baines Johnson after a lawyer.
9Ym6r TIL James Doohan from Star Trek received a suicide note from a fan. He told her he wanted to see her at his next con. She began to visit him multiple cons before he lost contact with her. 8 years later he got a letter of thanks from her and saying she now had a masters in electrical engineering.
jNV9R TIL cockroaches wont eat cucumbers. This is due to a chemical in cucumbers (trans-2-nonenal) which acts as a natural replent for ants and roaches.