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TIL that Baked Beans actually originated from the United States

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Wk9JN TIL that after beating an unarmed Charles Sumner on the Senate floor with a cane, Preston Brooks challenged Massachusetts Representative Anson Burlingame to a duel. Burlingame, who was a well-known marksman, immediately accepted and choose rifles as the weapon. Brooks neglected to show up.
w9v7 TIL 50 years ago the Israeli Air Force attacked US Navy Research Ship USS Liberty killing 34 crew members and injuring 171. There is ongoing controversy over whether the attack was truly accidental.
QN71M TIL Malagasy, the national and co-official language of Madagascar, belongs to the Austronesian language family, primarily spoken in Southeast Asia, and does not originate from Africa. The ancestors of the Malagasy people migrated to Madagascar around 1,500 years ago.
lo70N TIL in 2009, after deciding to switch from estimated to actual water meter readings, the city of Brockton billed a woman for a total of $100,000 covering 12 years of back charges.
OokER TIL truly ambidextrous people make up 1% of the world's population. However, left-handed people are able to use their right hand almost as well as their dominant left.