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TIL spaghetti never breaks into 2, but more pieces

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EgxKo TIL about the "Patty Wars". When Jamaican Beef Patty vendors were discovered in Toronto in 1985, the government attempted to ban them from using "Beef Patty" in the name. This led to an huge uproar, and it was eventually settled with an agreement to identify the food simply as a "Jamaican Patty."
K87E TIL an upper east side apartment was remodeled to include many puzzles, riddles, ciphers, and other hidden games. The owners had no prior knowledge of this and didn’t discover the first clue until living there for four months.
M7j7W TIL about Timothy Clark Smith, who, due to taphophobia (fear of being buried alive) is famous for having a grave with a window and being buried with a bell on his hand.
6EGV7 TIL Medals from 2016 Rio Olympic Games are defective and show rusting, chipping
8aEP4 TIL The Price Is Right rigs the plinko game for promotional ads using fishing line so that the chip lands in the $10,000 slot. The wire was mistakenly left in place and a contestant dropped 3 consecutive chips before it was noticed. She was allowed to keep the money.