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TIL that the Ancient Egyptians invented foie gras

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X0nvk TIL that in Czechia, which drinks the most beer per capita in the world, it is traditional to serve beer with a significant amount of foam. The culmination of this is the "mlìko" pour, consisting of entirely of foam. It is described as sweet, creamy, and "like drinking a cloud".
AN9Nl TIL Japan has a ratio of one vending machine for every 30 people.
W1J8 TIL that the only person to win the grand prize on the game show “Moment of Truth” answered the final question by admitting that she believed her polygamist father had had sex with a minor.
ANwB4 TIL the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown was heavily damaged after destroying a Japanese aircraft carrier during the first carrier battle in history. After 48 hours of emergency repairs, it ended up helping destroy two more carriers before being sunk and inadvertently saved the other US carriers.
R6M8 TIL: British actors are usually cast in American movies as the villain because we associate the received pronunciation with high intellect and low morals.