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TIL there are 8 varieties of McDonalds ketchup from most bland to most vinegary and they can be identified by the number on the packet

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Oopx4 TIL a popular tale about the origin of the americano coffee drink is that American GIs stationed in Italy during WWII found espressos too bitter and cappuccinos too heavy compared to dip-brewed coffee from back home, so Italian baristas topped the espresso with hot water to make it more palatable
4ZPg TIL in 1990 an unemployed Frenchman, André Gardes, attempted to annex the tiny British island of Sark with a semi-automatic rifle. When a member of the local constabulary complimented his weapon Gardes showed him the rifle, the constable took it and arrested him.
kOQrB TIL Sheriff Andy of Mayberry actually fired his gun once in line of duty, shooting a robber in the leg he caught trying to rob a gas station. Walking with a limp, Luke Comstock returned to set things straight with the sheriff in "High Noon at Mayberry"
jN6Lv TIL "jayus" is the Indonesian word used when the joke said by someone is so bad one cannot help but laugh
W7YXY TIL that the doctor who helped deliver Dolly Parton was paid, by her father, with a bag of cornmeal