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TIL A Famous Chef in NYC Made Cheese From His Wife's Breastmilk.

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5ZaR TIL there’s a Mediterranean plant that appears to spontaneously combust (i.e., a burning bush)
P176g TIL there are many widely varying names of Germany, with roots similar to: 'Germany' in 53 languages; 'Allemagne' in 30 languages; 'Deutschland' in 23 languages; 'Niemcy' in 17 languages; and 'Saksa' in 6 languages
ANQa7 TIL People diagonised with avoidant / restrictive food intake disorder give up on their will to eat
E1OQ7 TIL Fang Xiaoru, who refused to serve the Emperor Yongle who usurped his nephew, was executed by 'waist severing' and wrote the character 'usurper' 12 times with his own blood after being cut in half.
D1o8p TIL that the steam iconically shooting out of the streets of New York City comes from the underground new york steam system. The 105 mile system of pipes began providing services in 1882, it uses clean water and still delivers steam to over 2,000 city buildings today.