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TIL that every two years the people of Brussels create a Flower Carpet with more than 500,000 flowers.

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Y7LwB TIL Pepperoni is a recent invention, created in 1919 by Italian immigrants in America.
Y7PnG TIL The former Confederate President Jefferson Davis met a crowd of 7,000 cheering people when he came to Montreal, Canada. Montreal had been a safe haven for Confederates during the Civil War and some Canadians had supported the Confederacy out of fear the Union might invade Canada.
6EmnW TIL that skatole, the same compound that gives poop its smell, is fragrant in low concentrations and is used in some perfumes and ice creams
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