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TIL in feudal hierarchy of Japan, merchants were the lowest class because unlike farmers and artisans, they don’t actually produce anything. Samurai warriors were in the topmost class.

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5VgDk TIL Thomas Jefferson was so impressed by macaroni and cheese during a visit to Paris that he wrote down the recipe and instructions on pasta extrusion, imported a pasta maker, macaroni, Parmesan, and made it at his home. He served it at a state dinner in 1802.
kJdx7 TIL Federico da Montefeltro lost one of his eyes in a tournament so he had the bridge of his nose removed to increase the field of vision of his remaining eye.
l7Om7 TIL Walt Disney won 4 Oscars at the 1953 Academy Awards; the most by an individual in a single year.
E1ZGd TIL the world’s oldest pool of water was found 2 miles down a Canadian mineshaft and dated at ~2 billion years old. By observing the sulphate in the water, researchers were also able to confirm that single-celled organisms had inhabited the pool at some point.
KOP5E TIL that a woman won $10,000 for reading the terms of an insurance policy. The company included a clause in the terms indicating that the first person to email them would win the prize. Other companies have included clauses requiring people to community service for connecting to free Wi-Fi.