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TIL that the Portuguese custard tarts Pastel De Nata's were created by Catholic Monks to help support their monasteries

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yQvyl TIL that a New York University study found that people with easier-to-pronounce names have higher-status positions at work
jNoYQ TIL that famous ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev escaped Soviet Russia to freedom only to be diagnosed with AIDS a few years later, he swore to fight the disease defiantly: "AIDS is not going to fuck me, I'm going to fuck AIDS.”
Z8woD TIL that nobody wanted to buy the Ford Pinto during its launch in Brazil in the 1970s. The company then realized that "pinto" is actually portuguese slang for "small male genitalia".
68lX TIL vehicle clocks gain time by overcompensating for start-up time power failures on ignition, resulting in cumulatively inaccurate time keeping.
BrnkL TIL that in Albanian there is a tradition of blood feuds called "Gjakmarra", that requires murder to preserve family honor. The feuds may continue for generations. Those who choose not to pay with their lives may live in shame and seclusion for the rest of their lives, imprisoned in their homes.