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TIL McDonalds once had a broccoli flavored bubblegum

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0dgGv TIL that if you sing "I did it my way" poorly a karaoke bar in the Philippines, someone might kill you. It has happened six times so far.
J1dYm TIL a man known as Hong Xiuquan, who lived in China during the 19th century, claimed to be the brother of Jesus Christ. He tried to overthrow the then-ruling Qing Dynasty with his own Christian kingdom, known as Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The conflict resulted in approximately 20 million deaths.
nWxOd TIL: Rhode Island is not an island. It's a state of the US. But there is a Rhode Island island within Rhode Island state, also called Aquidneck Island.
JYOB1 TIL of The Golden Age of Porn (1969.-1984.), when pornografic movies were regurarly shown in mainstream cinemas, had high production value and were dicussed by distinguished film critics, including Roger Ebert
LkdEv TIL "pioneer" was originally a 16th century military rank, meaning people who advanced first into enemy territory to cut down forests, clear trails, make roads and bridges, etc., so the actual troops could march through after. Pioneer has the same French root as pawn or peon, meaning foot soldier.