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TIL that as a child, the "seven nation army" was how Jack White would mispronounce the Salvation Army.

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6nMZ TIL coffee was originally a food, not a drink. Early East African tribes mixed the coffee berries (the unhulled bean) with animal fat, forming the first ‘power bars’.
ANmZw TIL Anthony Bourdain called “Ratatouille” “simply the best food movie ever made.” This was due to details like the burns on cooks’ arms, accurate to working in restaurants. He said they got it “right” and understood movie making. He got a Thank You credit in the film for notes he provided early on.
PY9Ne TIL that, because of similar names, Slovenian and Slovakian staff meets once a months to exchange wrong delivered mail.
b9Gl9 TIL about the time Karen tried to speak to the manager of a submarine
y7ke Today I learned Tom and Jerry cartoons won seven Oscars, and were nominated for six more.