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TIL that Churches in the 19th century would give out ice cream, dubbing the events "Ice Cream Socials"

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Z8plB TIL Aseeda is a high-energy food made from millet or cassava eaten at most meals in Darfur where ongoing genocide has had a devastating effect on food and agriculture. Aseeda is often eaten with a stew or curry containing okra
m1VBP TIL There is a word called “Tittynope” which means: A small quantity of anything left over. This word is no.11 on a list of the most unusual words according to culturesconnection.com.
VOgp TIL net-hunter cone snails release sedatives into the water to lull their victims into a deep sleep before engulfing multiple fish at a time in their horrific, tentacle-covered, extensible mouths.
wLxE7 TIL that 22c/71.6f is a cold spell in malaysia
VMrX4 TIL Walmart failed in Germany for a variety of reasons, including being convicted by Germany's highest court of "predatory pricing" because their prices were too low