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TIL that anyone can earn the official title of ‘Lord’, 'Lady’ or 'Laird’ by buying a plot of Scottish land. This title can be used on official documents like driving licenses and credit cards

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nW7db TIL that drinking a four-ounce shot of vanilla extract is equivalent to doing four shots of vodka
9LW6 TIL there is a Church of Bacon founded by atheists that promotes skeptical thought and fights discrimination perpetrated by majority religious groups. They don’t believe in tax-exempt status and perform all their official services for free.
5YAVp TIL that you should never wash raw chicken. Doing do increases your risk of food poisoning from campylobacter bacteria by splashing water contaminated with the bacteria onto hands, work surfaces, clothing, and cooking equipment.
epAvk TIL space stations smell like “combinations of antiseptic, garbage, and body odor.”
P1xJG TIL renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright's houses were famously leaky.