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TIL Croissants and Baguettes are not actually French, their origins are actually Viennese. (Austrian)

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4kBew TIL the first repeating firearm ever used in a war was the kalthoff repeater during the 1658 Siege of Copenhagen, it boasted a magazine of up to 30 rounds and a rate of fire of up to 1 round per second.
Lkd1m TIL Malaria, which is caused by the parasitic protozoa plasmodium, is the deadliest disease of all time. No disease, including the plague or smallpox, has killed more people. It has also killed more people than all wars, famines, and natural disasters combined.
Aavw TIL that the NBA, MLB, NHL and NFL all have contingency plans if numerous players are killed or severely injured on a team.
LkAYQ TIL the diagnostic criteria for sexual disorders were tested on only three patients before being added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, in 1980. No field trials were ever conducted.
na9W TIL that Freddie Mercury was born into one of the few remaining families that practices Zoroastrianism. His birth name was Farrokh Bulsara and he was given a private Zoroastrian funeral after his death.