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TIL That The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) was Sean Connery’s last acting role as he didn’t like playing aging old men in movies.

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xOV7 TIL to get Greeks to gain an interest in potatoes, a large shipment of potatoes was left on the docks of Nafplio under guard. The guards were ordered to turn a blind eye to theft and all of the potatoes were stolen. The plan succeeded.
KRrw TIL Olive Garden trains their staff in the art of “hospitaliano”, their made-up Italian word for hospitality
wLdD6 TIL that paper clip was invented in 1899 and it hasn’t been improved upon since.
16pl8 TIL the UK tradition of Fish and Chips was introduced by Spanish and Portuguese Jewish immigrants in the 16th century. It was created to allow Jews to safely eat fish cooked for Friday night dinner the following day on the sabbath, the day Judaism forbids cooking with fire or electricity.
8awQL TIL that the average 18-year-old adult is only about halfway done with "mental puberty"