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TIL there’s a restaurant in Pittsburgh that only serves take-out cuisine from a country the US is in conflict with. It rotates every 6 months. Right now they serve Cuban. Next up is Korean.

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0wXJ5 TIL Medal of Honor recipient Edward Carter could speak five languages, fought in his first war at 15, and joined the the Spanish Civil War to fight fascists at 20 before eventually fighting in WW2. Despite his heroism in combat, he and all other black awardees would not be recognized until 1997.
ADP4l TIL It takes two to six months to grow a full beard but it depends on genetics, testosterone levels and lifestyle choices. At six years, the beard is the longest it will ever be and hairs will start falling out on its own
VB5Dk TIL that King of France Louis XIV decreed that French Army cannons be inscribed with the Latin phrase "Ultima Ratio Regum" meaning "The Last Argument of Kings" - as Louis XIV considered war to be an extreme continuation of politics and thus the last argument in a difficult debate.
6E1VJ TIL that nearly all reptiles are incapable of running and breathing at the same time. This is one of the reasons why they are ambush predators. Komodo dragons can only dash 30 feet (10m) before having to rest for breathing.
xK9B TIL That in the mid 80’s the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus surgically attached horns to goats skulls and billed them as “living unicorns”. When they came under fire from animal rights activist, their argument was “They magically appeared.”