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TIL the taco’s origin is unknown, but it was popularized by a group of “available” Mexican women called “the Chili Queens”.

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4KPo TIL when a mountain was found to be taller than Australia’s highest mountain, Mount Kosciuszko, their names were swapped so that Mount Kosciuszko remained the highest mountain in Australia.
D1XLv U.S. airlines have collectively grounded thousands of planes, with Delta alone parking 600 jets. In late March, industry group Airlines for America said that about 1,200 U.S. planes were parked. Experts estimate that worldwide, about half of the planes in the world are currently grounded due to COVID-19, analysts at Cowen Investment Bank say.
kOg85 TIL that the company formed by the Beatles to handle their wealth was mismanaged by them and exploited by their employees who purchased drugs and alcohol, lunched at expensive restaurants, and made regularly international calls, and lent money to people never to be seen again.
neMKo TIL The first emperor of China had a Terracotta Army sculpted and buried with him so he would be protected in the afterlife. The sculptures are life sized and appear to each have unique facial features.
v1Mlx TIL the many uses of the "horse apple tree" (Osange orange). If you grew up in rural Texas, you probably know the fruit and tree