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TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy

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vPyxx TIL that in the 16th century, the Ottoman Empire banned the distribution of raw seeds or seedlings. However, Indian Sufi saint named Baba Budan managed to sneak out a few beans by hiding them in his beard and brought them to India, which eventually led to the worldwide spread of coffee cultivation.
0wWVN TIL The town of Colma near San Francisco has 17 cemeteries, about 1.5 million graves but only 1600 living residents. Its motto is "It's great to be alive in Colma."
BrVQy TIL that Mel Brooks financed and produced the movie The Elephant Man, but didn't take any credit because he didn't want audiences mistaking it for a comedy.
Lb6d TIL a study published in the journal of Applied Animal Behavior Science, found that the most aggressive dog breeds are Dachshunds (wiener dogs), Chihuahuas, and Jack Russell Terriers; not the Pitbull, Rottweiler or Doberman.
l7KW1 TIL the only reason why Led Zeppelin didn’t perform at Woodstock 1969 was because the band’s manager, Peter Grant, decided that Led Zeppelin would be better off playing at the Asbury Park Convention Hall in New Jersey.