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TIL that there is no evidence that Marie-Antoinette ever said the phrase “let them eat cake.” during the French Revolution

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GAplN TIL Samuel German invented German chocolate cake while working for Baker’s Chocolate, which is named after James Baker. They’re both eponymous.
nWWjd TIL that in 1985, First Lady Elena Ceaușescu demanded the Piața Romană metro station be removed because she thought "the workers and students were getting fat and needed more exercise". However, the engineers realized the station would be necessary so they built it in secret anyway.
b9Mvp TIL that it is fairly common for hedgehogs to eat their babies and/or reject them.
VyJ8 TIL there is an atomic clock in Colorado which is so accurate it will not gain or lose a second over 300 million years.
D91P TIL African Rapper Sam Stigillydaa thought that “American rappers talk about crazy things- drinking, drugs, violence against women, American blacks kill blacks. I hope African rap stays African and doesn’t turn crazy.”