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4XLAw TIL An adult male lion, if he’s lucky and durable, might attain the advanced age of 12 in the wild.
R7dD6 TIL of Le Viandier, a recipe collection credited to Guillaume Tirel, a master cook to Charles V, the oldest extant version of which is from the late 13th/early 14th century. It contains the first detailed description of an entremet, small dishes served between courses we'd refer to as dessert now.
J15Ql TIL that King Charles I of England, Scotland & Ireland is considered a martyr by High Church Anglicans for his refusal to cede his sovereignty over the Church of England to Parliament—which his apologists argue sealed his fate of being executed at his trial
EgemV TIL Robert Taylor popularized hand soap from a pump when his company introduced Softsoap in 1978. To forestall competition from larger companies, he ordered 100 million pumps from the only existing US manufacturers. The $12 million buy prevented the giants from matching his product for over a year.
awGEN TIL that the seventh most populous city in the world, Mumbai, also has one of the highest densities of leopards (41 leopards) in a forest inside the city and the leopard population saves Mumbai US$18,000 by keeping the stray dogs population in check.