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TIL that "mise-en-place" is a French cullinary term, which means "putting in place". It signifies that you should get all the necessary ingredients and tools ready before you start cooking.

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m1d9y TIL on January 5, 1941, 37-year-old pilot Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia, disappeared after bailing out of her plane over the River Thames, and is presumed dead. Her body was never found.
gMalA TIL new data shows that black kids who have just one black teacher in 3rd thru 5th grades decreased their chances of dropping out by 39%
9l6r TIL: One in five Irish children hear voices - startling findings show “auditory hallucinations” common among Irish children
oRl5A TIL that "Street Fighter" was named in honor of the 1974 martial-arts powerhouse Clash, Killer Fist! (titled The Street Fighter for American release), which starred renaissance performer Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba and was the first film to receive a U.S. theatrical rating of X for violence alone.
pWvQ TIL that one of the earliest frozen pizza companies was actually run by a family named Pizza