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TIL of "Pizza Crunch Dinner" a common food in Scottish chip shops consisting of a pizza that's deep fried in batter instead of baked and served with salt, vinegar or gravy

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p8xKA TIL that vehicle diesel fuel and home heating oil are the same thing. In many markets they are the same product sold out of the same truck.
dDWYr TIL that Licca-Chan is a doll considered to be the Japanese equivalent to Barbie, enjoying more success in Japan due to appealing to 'sensibilities' that Barbie didn't carry since 1967
lo8GN TIL that "&" is called "ampersand" because of a mistake. "&" was in the alphabet after Z and the entire alphabet was recited as "X, Y, Z and per se &". Because people said it quickly, "ampersand" was born.
R7rjl TIL a man in Arizona stole a diamond worth 160,000$ and traded it for 20$ worth of weed.
ANRBB TIL that when the presidential limousine (AKA "Death Car") was refurbished after the JFK assassination, all the discarded parts were destroyed to prevent collectors from obtaining them