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TIL that Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) can only be titled as such if it meets certain conditions: its free acidity must be less than 0.8%, must have a sensory grade higher than 6.5 points, a median of zero defects, and a median of fruitiness above zero. It is the highest quality of olive oil around.

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QJRyk TIL, a bank teller refused to cash Charlize Theron's check when she first came to Hollywood; so she engaged in a shouting match with him. A talent agent, waiting behind her, handed her his business card and subsequently introduced her to casting agents. She made her film debut several months later.
0QeL TIL of the world’s oldest hotel, the Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan. It has been run by 52 generations of the same family since 705 AD.
dw5j TIL on this day in 1659, the Massachusetts Bay Colony executed 2 people for being Quakers. King Charles II then banned such executions and called for greater religious tolerance.
QNMJd TIL of Jonathan Wild, In 18th century London he was a thief-taker, a private individual hired to capture criminals. However he used this status to take out rivals to run his own criminal gang. He was so trusted he even got the reward for turning in a thieve from £40 to £140
n5Kb TIL That 1/3 of Russian soldiers in World War One were not issued rifles, and were told to pick up a weapon when one of their comrades were killed.