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TIL American eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed and British eggs would be illegal in a US supermarket because they are unwashed

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j6BX TIL some holocaust survivors died within their first week of freedom due to overeating chocolates and sweets given to them by soldiers
v1pG4 TIL Daryl Hall and John Oates (Hall and Oates) first met in a service elevator, escaping gunfire between two rival gangs, at venue in which they were both competing in a music competition.
BgmAK TIL Relations between Vietnam and the State of Palestine have been strong and very friendly. Vietnam had established very close relations with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and was one of the first countries to recognize the State of Palestine.
0wrW1 TIL that a death row inmate Troy Leon Gregg escaped prison just to be beaten to death in a bar fight the same night
6EaEW TIL Tremont Street subway in Boston is the oldest underground rail in North America. Third oldest in the world after London and Budapest.