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TIL that foie gras was originally widely known as a Jewish food and is thought by some to have been brought to Europe by Judeans

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DYD TIL that Sean Connery has sworn not to return to Scotland until it becomes an independent state.
W7OwB TIL about Debategate, which was a political scandal revolving around Ronald Reagan acquiring Jimmy Carters Top-Secret briefing papers in the lead up to the Oct. 28th, 1980 Presidential Debate.
mgQM TIL dolphins will purposeful dose themselves with a potentially deadly neurotoxin by agitating pufferfish. When taken in small amounts, the toxin has a narcotic effect on the dolphins.
nQQW TIL there’s a bridge in Scotland from which dogs frequently leap to their deaths, and no one knows why.
DbyP TIL that the game Monopoly was invented to demonstrate the evils of capitalism, and originally had two sets of rules, the other encouraging the sharing of prosperity