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TIL West Virginia Pepperoni Rolls Were Invented as Simple and Filling Food for Coal Miners.

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M7RgB TIL that 90% of indigenous people of Americas were wiped out because of "disease". Not because of technological advances of europeans which was my previous belief.
mxj4x TIL about American stunt woman Kitty O'Neil. She set the world record for the fastest quarter mile in a hydrogen peroxide powered car.
8eXoZ TIL the cannibal sandwich is a staple of Wisconsin cuisine, the sandwich consists of raw ground round beef on rye bread topped with chopped onion. The dish prompted the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to tweet a warning against eating raw meat.
9YJvm TIL There was an ancient kingdom in Northern Africa literally called "Pwnt."
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