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TIL figs are not vegetarian

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n9nG TIL that Israel and India are the only two countries on earth who have banned cosmetics testing on animals
75w7 TIL Chris Farley was supposed to be the voice of Shrek and had finished recording almost all of his lines when he died, and he was replaced with Mike Myers. Later, Myers had to re-record all of his lines when he decided to give Shrek a Scottish accent.
8x7K TIL that “photoshopping” is an art that started at least as early as the US Civil War.
xVbD1 TIL the potato was popularized in France largely by one man who placed guards around his potato field and instructed them to "accept any and all bribes from civilians".