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TIL that almond milk was a common staple in medieval Europe.

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L1RZ TIL there will be a comet passing Earth in Oct-Nov 2013 that may be bright enough to see in the daylight with the naked eye!
KrG9 TIL Nickelodeon was the name given to early movie theaters where admission cost a nickel
PYvvV TIL that although pop cultural references to the 1954 TV show Lassie often includes Timmy falling down a well, Timmy never did fall down a well in the actual show.
8m5V TIL that there was a comic series about repairing the property damage caused by superheroes and supervillains
wvm1 TIL that from the late 18th to mid-19th century, it was considered bad for women to read novels based on the belief that women were not “able to differentiate between fiction and life.”