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TIL the first native speaker to teach English in Japan was named "Ranald MacDonald"

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AmOg TIL Gates McFadden, who played Dr Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation, choreographed the ballroom dance scene in the movie Labyrinth
78yDr TIL that asafoetida, a flavoring used in some Indian dishes, is called “devil’s shit” in French, Turkish, and several other languages. Its strong odor dissipates during cooking and it imparts a mild oniony flavor.
bAZN TIL : In the 1821 Greek War of Independence, the Ottoman Turks ran out of bullets and started to strip the columns of the Parthenon for lead. When the Greeks got wind of this, they gathered up their bullets and sent them to the Turks to use against themselves to protect their ancient heritage.
x6XB5 TIL in the 1600s Kimpa Vita, an aristocrat in the Kongo Empire - the most powerful in Central Africa - started a new version of Catholicism: Antonianism. Gaining thousands of converts from peasantry and nobility, she took over the capital city of Sao Salvador. Aged 22, she burned at the stake.
l75RA TIL a self-service Bento shop in Japan live stream its store on YouTube in a way to deter theft