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TIL Foie Gras is produced by forcefully overfeeding ducks increasingly larger amounts, via tube and funnel attached to their esophagus, until their liver becomes enlarge 6-10 times its original size.

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wLR8W TIL learned about "Ether Frolics" A social gathering in the early 19th Century where partygoers would congregate to sniff ether. It was cheaper than alcohol and easier to come by than nitrous oxide, another favorite.
kOZN7 TIL that the Vidocq Society - an elite global society of law enforcement professionals from numerous investigative, scientific and forensic specialties - will accept cold cases from law enforcement agencies and use their skills to help local police to solve the crimes on a pro bono basis.
vPRL TIL that the largest pyramid in the world was just recently found in 2009. it was covered by the canopy of a mayan jungle.
rNmkM TIL that Oliver Law was the first African American to lead US troops into war during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), as part of the Lincoln volunteer batalion
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