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TIL that the Michelin Guide, suspended during WWII, was reprinted for the Allies as it was deemed to have the most up-to-date maps.

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ANLO7 TIL: Medieval European cuisine used to be more complex and flavorful. However, once spice became cheap and readily available to the poor, the elites started taking spices out of European cooking as they didn't want to be associated with the poor. This trend had lasting effects on European cuisine.
0A5R TIL that the noise pollution level in India is so high, that the Indian consumer requires electronic devices 10x louder than those sold in Europe and the US.
JMM8 TIL that the doctoral dissertation of Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, surpassed the intellect of his professors at the University of Michigan, presenting a problem they simply could not figure out.
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