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TIL that the first written recipe for guacamole was written down by a pirate.

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5YWok TIL: A renewable fuel energy scheme in Northern Ireland allowed businesses to profit from heating empty properties and cost the British Government £500m.
awMOA TIL in 1927, a 12-year-old boy rode along with stunt pilot Doug Davis, throwing Baby Ruth candy bars down over a racetrack as part of a promotion. The boy loved the experience, and would grow up to be a pilot… of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
v10NL TIL that the tradition of brides wearing white at their weddings started with Queen Victoria in 1840
rKo0 TIL that the Swedish government spent billions of dollars to find suspected Soviet submarines which turned out to be fish that communicate by farting
QXGL TIL Rob Ford, Mayor of Toronto, hosted a talk show on Canadian TV that was cancelled after one episode