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TIL that around 1226, a Vietnamese prince fled Vietnam with a large number of servants. He ended up in Korea, where King Kojong of the Goryeo Dynasty welcomed him. Today about 600 households in South Korea can trace their ancestry to him

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0mnR TIL there are unofficial Wile E. Coyote/Roadrunner rules, such as “No outside force can harm the Coyote” and “The Road Runner must stay on the road”
WRJN TIL Einstein wanted to be cremated and his ashes scattered with his brain in his head to “discourage idolaters” but the Doctor performing the autopsy put the brain in formaldehyde and kept it for himself.
nLKb TIL Dogfish Head creates beer recipes based upon the chemical analysis of residue found on pottery and drinking vessels from various archaeological sites. They’re called “Ancient Ales”.
M7yyA TIL there was a craze amongst American foodies for guinea pigs. At one company in Connecticut, imports nearly doubled since 2008 — from 600 guinea pigs per year then to more than 1,000 in 2013. The animals, called cuyes in Spanish, are usually cooked whole, often grilled, sometimes deep fried.
1LDP TIL in 1915 Ford had a “Sociological Department” tasked with ensuring workers lived/consumed in healthy and rational ways, “to better the financial and moral standing of each employee…to instill courage and a desire for health, happiness and prosperity…to take away fear and worry”