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TIL Captain America is a first generation Irish immigrant

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XdAP TIL That Europeans in the Middle Ages never actually thought the Earth was flat. The idea that they did is called the Myth of the Flat Earth.
NXXj1 TIL Aztecs felt a responsibility to sacrificed everyday, letting blood and cutting hearts to keep the sun in motion. Those sacrificed thought they would come back as hummingbirds.
W7kxA TIL that Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) can only be titled as such if it meets certain conditions: its free acidity must be less than 0.8%, must have a sensory grade higher than 6.5 points, a median of zero defects, and a median of fruitiness above zero. It is the highest quality of olive oil around.
X4m8 TIL Tolkien did not want the third LOTR publication to be called ‘Return of the King’, as he felt it revealed too much of the story. This title was chosen by the publisher.
Gerj TIL A Woman in Oregon started a wildfire to give some work to her bored firefighter friends. Eventually, the fire, named as the Sunnyside Turnoff wildfire, spread to about 80 square miles — 51,000 acres — costing nearly $8 million to fight and took two months to bring under complete control.