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TIL that standard calorie counts for foods ignore the effect of cooking, and cooked food has significantly more effective calories because it's more easily digested.

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5Gop TIL of Tom Blandon, a man who lived the Canadian dream. After a 9 year career in the NHL, in which he won two Stanley Cups and holds the record for highest plus/minus in a single game at +10, he retired to Alberta where he owns a Tim Hortons
KOdBB TIL: That the Italian version of "You can't have your cake and eat it too" is "You want your barrel full of wine and your wife drunk"
EgnM0 TIL that part of Icelandic Christmas lore is that a giant cat, the Yule Cat will kill you if you don't give or receive clothing on Christmas.
epOmb TIL the Tony awards were named after a woman. Antoinette "Tony" Perry was an actress, producer, and theater director who co-founded the American Theatre Wing, which entertained soldiers during World War 2. After her death the Tony Awards were created in her honor.
9wK5G TIL that Quick Style officially choreographed some of my favorite BTS videos. Was already excited about their work on Coke Studio but this impressed me more frankly.