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TIL that it was Thomas Jefferson was a serious foodie, who introduced America to waffles, Mac and cheese, Parmesan, olive oil, and champagne.

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lrAA TIL That Tailgating is the Primary Cause of Traffic Jams
nWWW9 TIL that in 1889 the US Congress created a committee with two members known as the "Committee on Disposition of Useless Executive Papers." Its job was to discard papers both members agreed weren't important and report why they weren't important. This later was replaced by the National Archives.
kOM1g TIL that the organism Mycobacterium Leprae, which causes Leprosy, has never been successfully grown in a lab in non-living media. It can only be cultivated in animal specimens, specifically on armadillo feet. This makes the organism extremely difficult to study and nearly impossible to eradicate.
9YO7p TIL about Star Citizen, a videogame that has been in development madness for almost a decade (and six years over schedule). The developer has raised almost 340 million USD in funds through crowfunding since 2013. To this day, there is no release date.
M7Xa TIL that the first, and only, recorded non-Japenese Samuri, was an English sailor named, William Adams. He is also suspected to be the first Englishman to visit the islands.