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TIL there was staunch opposition when the EU gave feta cheese Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status as a Greek product as countries such as Denmark produced similar products, arguing the term had become generic.

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X0x68 TIL that astronomers suggest Earth and the Milky Way may lie inside a vast, under-dense cosmic void about 1 billion light-years wide, which could affect local measurements of the universe’s expansion rate.
jNQVv TIL that lakes are formed by glaciers, volcanoes, rockslides, beavers, and people.
ZW6R TIL in 2010, Guinness competitive eater record holder Takeru Kobayashi was arrested for trespassing & obstructing government administration at the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. When Nathans removed him from their Wall of Fame, the contest lost multiple sponsorships & 41% viewer ratings in 2 years
p89pZ TIL Augustus Caesar is estimated at having a net worth of $4.6 trillion because he “personally owned all of Egypt”
vkV8 TIL that starting in 1910, a series of books were published featuring a fictional boy-inventor by the name of Tom Swift. One of these books was titled “Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle.” Many years later, this led to the naming of the TASER that police now carry: “Tom A. Swift Electric Rifle”