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TIL only 200 people have passed the three day master sommelier diploma exam over 40 years, making it the hardest test in the world.

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b6oQ TIL that actor Kevin Spacey has kept his private life as secret as possible and says “The less you know about me, the easier it is to convince you that I am that character on screen.”
VMbV8 TIL The origin of the word “guy” comes from Guy Fawkes of gunpowder plot fame
XwEX TIL Soviet Russia built a flying tank.
WkYOo TIL that the infamous Winchester Mystery House was not constantly under construction to ward off evil spirits, but because the introverted Sarah Winchester wanted an excuse to not have guests over
7XZO TIL posthumous marriage is legal in France, if one fiancé(e) dies before the wedding. “I do” is replaced with “I did”, and “until death do us part” is omitted.