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TIL that in ancient Rome there was such a thing as bread fraud . Bread had to branded as a result so the government knew who to punish .

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PZPn TIL in July 2015, a boat fell victim to waves on Lake Havasu, Arizona, filled with water, and sank to the bottom. When the Search and Rescue team responded to recover the boat an hour later, they discovered a stowaway cat that was still alive inside the sunken-boat.
naXP TIL there’s a restaurant in Pittsburgh that only serves take-out cuisine from a country the US is in conflict with. It rotates every 6 months. Right now they serve Cuban. Next up is Korean.
bBY7 TIL that a Magical Negro is a plot device used in American fiction where a black stock character offers his or her wisdom, insight, or magical powers to help a troubled, white main character
5VgjD TIL that no one in ACDC knew how to play the bagpipes when they recorded "It's a Long Way to the Top". Bon Scott had to teach himself enough to record the song.
mx78P TIL "Perfidious Albion" is a pejorative phrase used within the context of international relations diplomacy to refer to alleged acts of diplomatic sleights, duplicity, treachery and hence infidelity by monarchs or governments of the UK in their pursuit of self-interest.