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TIL that the Mexican Botana Dish was created in Detroit in 1975.

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GmO4 TIL that there is a company that provides private flights for individuals who want to join the “mile high club”. For $425.00 you get a 1 hour flight, chocolates, champagne, and a curtain.
6ElYJ TIL that there is a McDonald’s located in an 19th century mansion in New York. McDonald’s originally planned to destroy the house, but historians protested and a compromise was made.
gpVD TIL that despite supporting one of the highest human population densities, Japan is the first developed country with the highest percentage (74%) of forest-covered land. Japan’s forest management policy began over four centuries ago.
Y7PeP TIL of the PrOP-M. A twin set of rovers sent to Mars 26 years before Pathfinder.
DQLxg TIL George Washington was unusually tall (6'2") and quite strong, and never wore a powdered wig.