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TIL Swedish meatballs are actually based on a recipe King Charles XII brought home from Turkey in the early 18th century.

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kJ06W TIL after chemical analysis of the contents of a sealed unguentarium made of dolomite and quartz (found in an intact Roman tomb in 2019), for the first time evidence of a substance in a Roman perfume was found: patchouli
W6Q8 TIL that the location of the world’s tallest tree, Hyperion, standing at 379 feet, is kept a secret, and is hiding somewhere in California
E10lX TIL of the world's only black flamingo. Despite many hoaxes of blue flamingos, their colors only range from white to hues of pink, depending on their diet. This black flamingo has melanism and is most likely one of a kind.
Oo8Za TIL an author was angered by a negative online review of his book, so he tracked down the person who wrote the review, travelled to Scotland where she lived, and hit her over the head with a wine bottle
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