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TIL postwar Warsaw, Poland was rebuilt using 18th century paintings.

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gM6GA TIL according to a 2011 study published in the International Journal of Impotence Research, eating 100 grams of pistachios at lunch every day for three weeks led to increased blood flow to “the problem area,” leading to a significant decrease in erectile dysfunction.
ZZjD TIL that the book keeper at the 1st franchised Mcdonald’s worked for free for the first 9 months and little pay after that, and was given 10% of the company. 10 years later she cashed in part of her holdings for $300,000 (worth 1.7 mil today) and kept the rest worth 5 mil (28 mil today).
VMvjk TIL Black Beans in Asian Cooking are not the same as the ones we buy in cans. They're actually fermented & salted Soybeans
wo0oW TIL: Larries were shipping conspiracy theorists who believed Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson has a secret romance despite several public disavowals. Larries believe Tomlinson's baby was a doll which was now replaced by an actor. The group is used in academia as an example of harmful disinformation.
XQ0P TIL that a San Diego park’s monorail was named the Wgasa Rail Line after managers requested an African-sounding name. WGASA is an acronym for “Who gives a s*** anyways?”