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TIL: Yankee Doodle was originally written as a dis track by the British

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KYoWE TIL: That despite intense behind the scenes actions, Pope Pius XII was resolved not to issue any public pronouncement that took sides in WWII; this first manifested itself in a refusal to explicitly condemn the German invasion of Poland.
GAGog TIL edamame beans are just unmatured soy beans
OGMoX TIL the French Aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is one of the biggest individual producers of baguettes. Originally it could produce 1400 per day, but it was recently upgraded to now make over 2000!
4k6mR TIL The majority of explosives tested on Mythbusters were provided for free by bomb squads. The bomb squads found value in treating the experiments as training exercises.
V5wD TIL that the UK changed it’s child labour laws to allow the filming of Harry Potter