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TIL that people go to restaurants to eat diseases for fun.

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DQEdJ TIL Legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie suffered and died from a hereditary disease, Huntingtons Disease that his mother also died from. His oldest two daughters died from it and son Arlo Guthrie refused to be tested but hasn't shown symptoms.
D1LQe TIL Aubrey Plaza of "Parks & Recreation" had a stroke at 20 and a "mini-stroke" while on "P&R"
KOL4J TIL Cosmetic companies list water as "aqua" because they are abiding by the INCI (International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients) which is a naming system for oils, pigments, chemicals, and other ingredients of cosmetics. This way everyone knows exactly what's what when they read the label.
xVxyB TIL Falernian wine was the most renowned in ancient Rome. In Pompeii, a price list on the wall says "For one [coin] you can drink wine, For two you can drink the best, For four you can drink Falernian"