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TIL Italians with celiac disease receive a monthly stipend from the government for gluten-free food and extra vacation time

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JYpDj TIL Skepticism is the longest typed word on the typewriter (or any keyboard )in which you alternate hands every letter and the word typewriter, is one of the longest words able to be typed using one row of letters.
l7EpV TIL Viticulture, or winegrowing, involves growing and harvesting grapes, a horticulture branch. Native to Europe and the Caspian, the adaptable grape vine thrives globally on every continent except Antarctica.
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