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TIL that the beloved British dish of fish&chips was the result of Portugeuse Jews fleeing the Inquisition and bringing their fried fish dish and potatoes losing their bad reputation as gross and poisonous, becoming a European staple.

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Y78vG TIL that a dangerous form of electric shock therapy still gets used on disabled people, specifically by the Judge Rotenberg Center, their methods of treatment are considered torture by many advocates, and the FDA is still trying to get their specific shock devices(GED) banned
W7w4A TIL that the Japanese founder of McDonald’s Japan authored “The Jewish Way of Doing Business”. The book was an immediate success and went on to sell over a million copies.
NXLPM TIL that despite having herbivorous diets similar to cattle, which release large quantities of digestive methane through exhaling and burping, kangaroos release virtually none; the hydrogen byproduct is converted into acetate instead, then used to provide further energy
kJGX5 TIL: That the oldest meteorite on Earth is older than our solar system itself, at 5 billion years old.
kOWme TIL a new study about Marshmellow Experiment which suggests that social and economic background, and not the ability to delay gratification, is what’s behind long-term success to the kids involved