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TIL most edible figs have at least one liquified wasp in them
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TIL Nazis once bred violent super-cows in an attempt to resurrect the extinct aurochs of German lore.
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TIL that Finland is the only country that did not default on its debts from World War One. It continued to pay the United States until the last of its debt was discharged in 1976.
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TIL the Metric system was invented in 1799
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TIL that NBC had another sitcom in the works at the same time as Seinfeld also named for its main actor called Ann Jillian that scored better with test audiences than Seinfeld's pilot episode and NBC executives gave a full season order. It was canceled after just one season.
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TIL a man legally changed his name to "Znoneofthe, Above" to provide a None of the Above option for elections (the Silent Z was to have his name appear last on the ballot). But when he contested the election, given names were listed first, rendering it as Above Znoneofthe.