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TIL movie theater popcorn costs more per ounce than filet mignon

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VW8m TIL that during the Parsley Massacre, the Dominican soldiers would grab a parsley plant and ask what it was called. If the person couldn’t roll the R in the Spanish word (Perejil) they were executed. Up to 30,000 people might have been killed through that method.
P1mkn TIL the EPA approves of some Ozone Generators to be used as deodorizers. Ozone is a toxic, dangerous gas.
j6x7j TIL: In 1991 parents gave their son this name "Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116" and said it was pronounced ”Albin”. This was because they had failed to register a previous name in time & they received a fine of roughly $740 and got their revenge by registering a 43-character name.
BJlW TIL that The Tower Of London’s ravens are enlisted as soldiers of the Kingdom. As in the case with soldiers, the ravens can be dismissed for unsatisfactory conduct. Raven George (Enlisted 1977-1986) lost his appointment to the Crown, and was retired to Wales for attacking and destroying TV aerials.
rVZ4 TIL that EA hired people to portray Christians to accuse EA of being the Anti-Christ for the videogame Dante’s Inferno as a marketing scheme.