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TIL Gordon Ramsay was kidnapped, held at gunpoint, and doused in gasoline during his investigation of the fishing practices around the shark fin soup industry.

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4BWX TIL A WW2 Double Agent mislead Germany about the invasion of Normandy by convincing the UK to create a ghost army equipped with inflatable tanks. He was awarded the Iron Cross by the Nazis, who never realized they were being fooled.
KOEa TIL the word awkward may be related to the Great Auk, a relative of the penguin. Which means socially awkward penguin just took on a whole new meaning to me.
mNrP TIL American Coca Cola tastes different to International Coca Cola
XE1EX TIL that ergot poisoning, which has effects similar to LSD, is thought to be responsible for both causing the Salem Witch Trials and also influencing a number of Renaissance paintings.
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