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TIL Capybara are eaten during Lent in Venezuela because they are considered “fish” by the Vatican

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OX0Y TIL in 1893 the Queen of Hawaii attempted to restore power to the crown and the native Hawaiians, with the support of more than two-thirds of registered voters. She was immediately overthrown by American businessmen and Hawaii soon became part of the United States.
d8MEd TIL that "Nguyen," the most common Vietnamese surname, is the 9th most common surname in the Czech Republic/Czechia.
EeYx TIL: despite widely being considered a “heavy” beer, Guinness has less calories and alcohol than Budweiser.
0dGWp TIL Nurse Violet Jessop survived a collision on the Olympic (1911), the sinking of the Titanic (1912) and the sinking of the Britannic (1916 during WWI)
VJBG TIL sex is moderate exercise, having sex, men burn 4 calories/min, women 3. Jogging, men burn 9 calories/min, women 7. 98% of test volunteers say sex more fun than jogging.