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TIL During the battle of 5 de mayo most of the people of Puebla supported The French for the Restoration of the Mexican Empire

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No7Q TIL legendary daredevil Evel Knievel was sacked from his first job with a mining company after attempting to wheelie a bulldozer but ending up careening into power lines and knocking out the local town’s electricity supply.
OooK1 TIL the Church of Latter-Day Saints took out ad space in the Playbill for "The Book of Mormon" stating “You’ve seen the play… now read the book.” and “The book is always better.”
jVZN TIL, among other health benefits, wasabi kills e-coli and other food born bacteria.
kOpnW Today I learned that you could use tally sticks in England until 1826.
JYDeV TIL that Mr. Rogers was a vegetarian, a ordained minister, and a recipient of the presidential medal of freedom.