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TIL that the singular form of confetti is “confetto”.
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TIL (never having made it that far) that QWOP was a long jump competition
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TIL there is a nuclear waste repository under construction set to be completed in 2100 and then sealed shut intentionally for over 100,000 years. The crew has considered placing markers on the site with every major language to warn future generations not to drill into the bedrock.
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TIL French Chef Marc Veyrat sued The Michelin Guide over demoting his restaurant from 3 stars down to 2. The greatest sin in Veyrat's eyes was that he was accused of serving English cheddar cheese in one of his soufflés.
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TIL Thanksgiving was moved in 1939 to the second-to-last Thursday (from the last Thursday) in November by FDR at the request of the president of Macy’s, to increase the number of shopping days before Christmas.
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TIL that Donnie Dunagan, the child actor who voiced Bambi in 1942, later became a U.S. Marine and served for 25 years, earning promotions up to Major. He kept his Disney past a secret, fearing his fellow Marines would call him 'Major Bambi.'