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TIL Food Babe, Vani Hari believes that if you can't pronounce a chemical name you shouldn't eat it.

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4kw9o TIL that in 1385, a Portuguese army of 6,600 men defeated a massive Castilian army of 31,000 in the Battle of Aljubarrota. The victory was so decisive it secured Portugal's independence for the next 200 years.
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