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TIL Croissants originated as a celebration of Austrian victory over the Ottomans at the siege of Vienna which has led to croissants being banned by some Islamic fundamentalists.

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Br0vK TIL The guy who made the main theme and some music for BoJack Horseman is also the drummer for The Black Keys
OoZp7 TIL Nintendo Power had a comic mascot named Nester that progressively grew up and eventually had a son during magazine's run. In the last issue his son states, "You're kind of sad to see it end, but really proud and happy too. You know what I see when I look at this final issue? 100% completion."
kJvw1 TIL that India is the largest producer of mangoes, it accounts for less than 1% of the international mango trade; India consumes most of its own production.
78loP TIL the largest known Prime Number is 2^82,589,933− 1. It contains 24,862,048 digits, and a search for a potential larger Prime is ongoing.
Y71eW TIL the man who supposedly fired the first shot of the Civil War later committed suicide (his body wrapped in a Confederate flag) rather than submitting to "Yankee rule."