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TIL Hooters in China is known as “American Owl Restaurant”

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vPPAK TIL Liberia (West Africa) was founded in 1822 with the aim of establishing a self-sufficient colony for emancipated American slaves. It is Africa's first and oldest modern republic. Its capital city Monrovia was named after US Pres James Monroe, a prominent supporter of the founding of Liberia.
Yg6x TIL that Wikipedia is about as accurate as Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Wkxlo TIL that Bohemian Grove is a 137 year old secret camp, that Nixon called "the most faggy goddamn thing you could ever imagine". The camp is private and only open to the rich and powerful men of the world. It's also where The Manhattan Project was initially planned.
VBjEm TIL that the letter ù in French is used for only one word, où (where).
KOJbw TIL that Sandra Lee from Food Network's "Semi-Homemade Cooking" is current New York Governor Cuomo's ex and was New York's de facto First Lady for 8 years