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TIL tax payers in Minnesota were forced to pay over $500 million to build the Vikings' new stadium without even being able to vote on a referendum on whether or not they should even do so

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MeGjV TIL that pound for pound, beef liver is so nutrient-dense, it surpasses any meat, fruit or vegetable in terms of nutritional content. Simply speaking, it’s the most nutritious food you can eat. The protein it contains is also of the highest quality of any meat.
M7PRW TIL: A scientific study at Cambridge found that sheep were smart enough to recognize human faces from a photo. However, their performance dropped when the picture is tilted. To conduct the study, scientists have them treats to identify photographs. They used photos of Emma Watson.
8awOV TIL McDonalds invested in Chipotle in 1998, and by 2005 owned 90% of the restaurants.
yQJpM TIL that Polish is the third most spoken language in Chicago
5Z58 TIL that during the making of “The Silence of the Lambs”, Jodie Foster was so terrified of Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter that she avoided him and never actually spoke to him until the last day of filming.