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TIL A boneless ham is a ham from which the bone has been removed, after which the ham is tightly pressed into an oval-shaped package. Salt will break down some of the proteins in meat muscle, allowing them to reconnect and link with each other. That's why a boneless ham still appears solid.

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1a1dd TIL of the "May Incident" during WW2 Congressman Andrew J. May revealed highly confidential information that US submarines were surviving Japanese depth charges because they were exploding at a too shallow depth. This leak later led to the deaths of 800 crewmen and 10 submarines
XEl8X TIL, the city of Kazan is not only one of the oldest cities in Russia, but in Eastern Europe as well. It’s about 150 years older than Moscow. Officially founded in 1005, and became part of the largest Mongol-Tatar empire in the world, the Golden Horde, in the 13th century.
P1pKe TIL that the cover art of John Lennon's Rock 'n' Roll album also features Paul, George, and Stu Sutcliffe as the blurry figures walking by. The photo was taken during their Hamburg days.
EV0p TIL Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
D1LkY TIL The Vienna Police had a special unit that was assigned solely to patrol the city's intricate sewer system, as its network of interlocking tunnels make great hiding places for criminals on the run from the law, stolen property, drugs, etc.