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xVlDw TIL cheese is high in tyramine, an amino acid linked to migraines. Monterey Jack and mozzarella have low tyramine, making them preferable substitutes for migraine sufferers.
X0pYj TIL about Duncan Hamilton, who won the 1953 24 hours @ Le Mans in a Jaguar C-type - while drunk.
BgOQr TIL that the first recorded use of the term "computer" referred to a person, not a machine. In the 17th century, "computers" were people who performed calculations by hand.
8aOv8 TIL There is a Virtual Museum of Soviet Repression in Belarus. It covers a part of Belarusian history which is mainly excluded from current Belarusian official historiography by presenting recordings of inhabitants who report on their personal experiences with Repression during the Soviet time
KYe1a TIL the autobiography of Len Shackleton, an English footballer, had a chapter titled "The Average Director's Knowledge of Football". The chapter consisted of a single blank page.