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TIL that in Europe, coffee was once considered as the "Muslim drink" and banned, until Pope Clement tasted it and deemed it Christian

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QwP9 TIL the word “Chad”, as in the African country means “large expanse of water”, or “lake” so Lake Chad just means Lake Lake and the country name Chad just means Lake, despite being significantly covered by desert
EZpd TIL Clarence Birdseye discovered flash freezing when fishing with the Inuit. After a fish was caught in -40c it would instantly freeze, when thawed and cooked it tasted fresh again and this is why we are able to have Hot Pockets today.
ne5Qd TIL in dry heat fans can make you hotter
kO8Lm TIL: Of Sir Nicholas Windon, who saved 669 children in 1938 from German concentration camps. He kept his heroic deed a secret for 50 years, until his wife found a list of the children's names in their attic.
KvB6 TIL that Kim Il Sung, founder of North Korea, had a baseball-sized growth on his neck. It was benign but could not be removed due to its location. Official photos of the “Eternal President” were therefore taken from a leftward angle to hide the growth. (Candid photos are in comments.)