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TIL that the first time a recipe for creme brulee was published was in the 17th century. The sugar topping was caramelized with a hot shovel.

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mxgwy TIL that the wandering albatross can travel 10,000 miles (16,090 km) without flapping its wings even once.
YpWwB TIL actor Paul Giamatti’s father Angelo Giamatti was a Yale University professor and then Yale University president. He was also the 7th (and shortest-tenured) commissioner of the MLB, dying of a heart attack at 51
xndD TIL Yao Ming’s conservation campaigns have led to a 50% reduction in the consumption of shark fin soup in China
WkLg8 TIL that a suicide bombers plan to blow herself up on New Year’s Eve was thwarted by a spam “Happy New Year” text message from her cell phone provider which prematurely detonated her explosive in her safe house.
dD0Yj TIL the Isles of Scilly Football League is the smallest football league in the world. There are only two teams, the Garrison Gunners and the Woolpack Wanderers. They play 18 times, usually on Sundays, throughout the winter.