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TIL that Morocco was the first independent nation to publicly recognize the United States

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gydA TIL that self-identifying-button-pusher Deadmau5 owned a custom Ferarri with Nyan cat emblazened on the side, which bothered Ferarri so much they sent a C&D which Deadmau5 complied with.
Dd4P TIL Teachers in NYC are so difficult to fire that when deemed unfit to teach they are often placed in rubber rooms where they serve the same hours they had working in schools.
OwL7 TIL A one pound onion has 191 calories, a Blooming Onion from Outback Steakhouse has 1954 calories.
p86AZ A video of a novel, ancient multiplication method has resurfaced on Twitter. Though the account calls the method “Vedic multiplying,” its real origins aren’t clear—sometimes it’s Japanese, sometimes it’s Chinese, sometimes it’s called line or stick multiplication.
wELo TIL that a Clockwork Orange was inspired after Anthony Burgess’s wife Lynne was robbed, assaulted and violated by deserters from the U.S. Army in London during the blackout. He was denied leave to see her and she miscarried shortly after.