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TIL Cheddar Cheese is artificially dyed orange

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jNyJn TIL Iron overload in the human body is also called the ''Celtic curse'' or the ''Irish Illness and Scottish sickness'' due the substantial amount of people of Celtic descent having the disorder.
1aZYD TIL that every single copy of GoldenEye 007 for the N64 shipped with a fully functioning ZX Spectrum emulator, along with ten games, hidden on the cartridge. This function can be reenabled using an emulator, letting users play the classic games.
aww0J TIL Louis XIV's minister of finance had the huge Forest of Troncais created in 1670 to provide the future French Navy with a supply of oak masts. When the forest reached maturity 250 years later, the navy was busy switching to steam ships.
Jork TIL that snakes kill 50,000 people per Year compared to only 10-25 that sharks do.
0wlWj TIL Current theory is Venus initially spun anticlockwise. In a way, still does, but upside down. It flipped its axis 180 degrees at some point. Theory: Sun's gravitational pull on Venus' atmosphere caused strong atmospheric tides that combined w/ friction between Venus' mantle and core, flipping it.