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TIL that Doritos were made in Disneyland due to stale tortillas being thrown in the garbage

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Z8mQo TIL that because beef tallow and lard are unkosher, northern European "Jews turned to poultry fat as their cooking fat of choice; the overfeeding of geese to produce more fat per bird produced modern Europe's first foie gras as a side effect."
9Yy1p TIL: Cartoonist, Mike Diana, whose comics often dealt with sexuality, violence and religion, was the first person in the United States to receive a criminal conviction for "Artistic Obscenity". The court also ruled that Diana was to submit to warrant-less searches, by police and the Salvation Army.
owYo TIL the Turkmenistan President for Life effectively ended the teaching of algebra, physics, and physical education. In place, students were encouraged to memorize his book, “Ruhnama”. Knowledge of it was required to pass education exams, hold any state employment, and qualify for a driving license.
VMpek TIL: The Wizard of Oz received one negative review, from the New Yorker, whose film critic despised the film's "Vulgarity [of] raw, eye-straining Technicolor" and "Singer Midgets"
ne8e9 TIL Dr. William Marston, a famous psychologist, created Wonder Woman in 1941. He was interested in the women's suffrage movement and in Margaret Sanger, the birth control and women's rights activist — who was also his mistress's aunt