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TIL German chocolate cake was made by an american whose last name was "German"

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4ZkJ TIL there was once a plan to flood below sea level areas of the Sahara, creating large inland seas that would bring humid air, rain and agriculture deep into the desert.
4X66R TIL Cats were very revered in Ancient Egypt. A mob lynched a Roman for accidentally killing a cat even though the Pharaoh Ptolemy XII tried to dissuade them.
XEnJE TIL of Andrew Mellon's "scientific taxation" policy: during the 1920s, the U.S. government paradoxically increased its tax receipts by $300 million after cutting taxes to zero for all but the wealthiest 2% — and then reducing their taxes, too.
N7yDJ TIL ancient Chinese physicians kept a small ivory "medicine doll" in their desks to help them treat female patients, who were forbidden from showing too much skin to a male other than their husband. Women seeking medical attention would point to the areas on the doll where they had discomfort.
0wojp TIL Cambodia has never experienced severe famine in its modern history other than during Pol Pots "Super Great Leap Forward"