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TIL the Pythagorean cup is a drinking cup that forces you to drink in moderation

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X0aMr TIL that t-bone steaks, prime ribs and oxtail as well as some soups and stocks were outlawed in the United Kingom in 1997. This was caused by the Beef Bones Regulations 1997 which were implemented in response to an outbreak of mad cow disease. The regulations were lifted in December 1999.
Ba5r TIL in 1992, a Lawyer and a Judge were looking for files on a former prisoner in a police station near Paraguay. Instead, they stumbled upon archives documenting an international conspiracy involving the torture, murder, and imprisonment of 480,000 people, now known as the Archives of Terror.
oR0K TIL all the air in potato chip bags we complain about is actually Nitrogen and serves a purpose. It preserves the crispiness and provides cushion during shipping.
neaYY TIL that Winston Churchill spent Christmas 1941 in Washington as a guest of President Roosevelt. After electrifying Congress with a speech, he stayed up Christmas Eve watching a movie with his new BFF Roosevelt and the Canadian prime minister... then had a heart attack and shrugged it off.
6EnWl TIL that Carlos and Patty Hernandez, from Charlotte, North Carolina, have 13 (now 15) children whose names all start with C - Carlos Jr,, Christopher, Carla, Caitlyn, Cristian, Celeste, Cristina, Calvin, Catherine, Carol, Caleb, Caroline, Camilla, Charlie, and Crystal