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TIL that in 2008, a stamp was issued by the country of Albania to honor John Belushi, who was of Albanian heritage

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AD7ag TIL Roald Dahl wrote the screenplay for the 1967 James Bond film, You Only Live Twice. He was actually friends with Ian Fleming, but disliked the original novel. So with the blessing of film producers, he heavily changed the story to better fit the big screen.
9wVdD TIL the placenta develops from cells that originate from the embryo, and has the same DNA as the fetus. So eating the placenta is technically eating parts of the baby.
R7xEw TIL that English versions of the Bible sometimes translate penises as “feet”
wX5M TIL that the name “refried beans” comes from a mistranslation of the Spanish name for the dish, “frijoles refritos.” The “re-” was taken directly from the Spanish name, but in Spanish the “re-” prefix actually means “very” or “well.”
oj57 TIL - Lake Jackson, TX has streets named This Way, That Way, Any Way, Circle Way, Parking Way, Winding Way, His Way, and Which Way.