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TIL An estimated 1-3% of the population is virtually allergic to much of their food, especially processed or canned food and may not know it: Histamine Intolerance: the Current State of the Art

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yPKa TIL the terms “left wing” and “right wing” refer to the seating arrangements in the French National Assembly just before the French Revolution.
Djgr TIL that Guardian of the Galaxy Groot was one of Stan Lee’s first creations at Marvel (and originally a villain)predating Spider-Man and most of the Avengers, including the Hulk, Iron Man, and Thor
aw85A TIL Matthew McConaughey’s character in True Detective was based on a book by a philosopher who argues that humans should stop reproducing for moral reasons
R7we7 TIL that in the The Dark Knight Bruce Wayne drives a Lamborghini Murciélago (Spanish for "Bat"). However, Lamborghinis are commonly named after fighting bulls, so Batman drives a car named after a bull named Bat.
Z860o TIL that the first recorded use of the term "chips" to describe fried potatoes was in Charles Dicken's classic novel "A Tale of Two Cities"