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TIL that the new Superman is the grandson of the first Choose Your Own Adventure author, Edward Packard.

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4kXbN TIL in 2017, a Pittsburgh restaurant hosted an event with French-Canadian chefs serving horse tartare. The event sparked public outrage, USDA investigation, and a petition to ban horse meat in Pennsylvania. Horse meat is a delicacy and staple throughout much of French-Canada, Europe, and Asia.
VXEp TIL Frodo was 33 years old at the start of the Fellowship of the Ring novel and he didn’t actually embark on his journey until 17 years later.
JYxy1 TIL it’s legal in the US for companies to sell or lease human bodies that have been “donated to science.” Many donated bodies have to be paid for by researchers, and funeral homes earn a kickback for every “donation.”
V1vm TIL that a wife who murdered her husband for playing poorly in a bridge game was found not guilty, traveled the world, became a millionaire, and ended up leaving the majority of her estate to her murdered husband’s relatives over 60 years later.
mNxx TIL breastfeeding not only has many traditionally known benefits, such as weight loss and maternal bonding, but is also linked to a decrease in maternal risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease.