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TIL Brazil distributes women’s breast milk around the country to babies whose mothers can’t provide it for them.

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WkPeo TIL when French was declared the official language of Quebec, the beloved Montreal deli, Schwartz's, was specifically allowed to retain the apostrophe in its name despite no such grammar mark being used in French to show possession. The deli, founded in 1928, is now partly owned by Celine Dion.
4Xg06 TIL that real parmigiano reggiano cheese is only made in a very small area of northern Italy and "parmesan cheese" is counterfiet. Also, Italy has a black market for cheese.
JxLV TIL that 94% of the population of China live to the East of Heihe–Tengchong line
J1MZl TIL The U.S. Survey Foot was officially retired January 1, 2023
Ny8b TIL there is a man who gained the ability to recall the weather from every day hes been alive and do complex calculations after being hit in the head with a baseball.