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TIL that Richard III, the last Plantagenet who died 500 years ago was actually given a proper funeral in 2013

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ynMw TIL that in Italy, pizza was generally looked down upon until it was redeveloped by Italian immigrants in the US. The consequent American desire to find the “authentic” product in Italy led to the retroactive invention of “authentic” pizza, much to the US tourists’ delight. [PIZZA EFFECT]
NPpe TIL Michael Jackson’s chimp Bubbles once flew with the singer to Japan, met the mayor of Osaka and the three sat down together for some green tea
J1gLl TIL that the term “kid gloves” comes from the soft leather of young goats typically being used for gloves.
wLnp6 TIL A recent report found the average cost of groceries for a family of four in Nunavut is $19,760 per year while almost half of Inuit adults earn less than $20,000 annually
4XG7N TIL of Tearoom Trade, where a sociology grad student did his dissertation on men having oral sex in the bathroom. He collected the data by pretending to be their lookout and then found their homes via their license plates, where he would then interview them under the disguise of a different study