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TIL most of the characters in the play Godspell do not have set names -- apart from Jesus and the dual role of John the Baptist/Judas, each character is generally named after the person portraying them.

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l70O1 TIL The United States is one of the world's largest gold producers, with mines located in states such as Nevada, Alaska, Colorado, and South Dakota.
am5y TIL of “long egg”. Hard-boiled re-engineered eggs, 3 foot long (1 meter), used by the food service industry that yields a CONSISTENT amounts of yolk and equal size when sliced - also is easy to transport.
LQ55P TIL Chinese checkers is actually called Sternhalma and is not related to Chinese culture or the the game of checkers and was invented in Germany in 1892.
jNxLp TIL String cheese is made by heating mozzarella to 60 °C which causes the milk proteins to line up. They can then be peeled off in strings.
vbxx TIL there was a punishment called “Derby’s dose”, in which “[A] runaway [slave] would be beaten, and salt pickle, lime juice, and bird pepper would be rubbed into their open wounds. Another slave would defecate into the mouth of the miscreant, who would then be gagged for hours.”