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TIL Medieval England was twice as well off as today’s poorest nations

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wor0W TIL that pizza is considered a food for the elite in North Korea, with most citizens being unable to afford it. Kim Jong Il hired Italian chefs to train North Koreans in pizza making and introduced it to the country after he became interested in pizza in the 1990s.
N7jpb TIL it is against the rules in the Boy Scouts for a Scout leader to email a kid unless they also send a copy to the parents or another Scout leader.
4Q1X [TIL] Pregnancy Tests are one of the most shoplifted items in the U.S.
d85pd TIL Neonics pesticides introduced to plants at the seed stage act like an appetite suppressant for birds, making them lose weight within hours.
9YBMB TIL the medical name for a butt crack is “intergluteal cleft”