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TIL that Thomas Jefferson brought Macaroni & Cheese to America

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1Ykr TIL that Marlon Brando refused his Oscar for The Godfather as a show of support for the native Americans in the film industry.
mxpRE TIL that during D-day, the USS Texas intentionality flooded a part of itself to help provide inland fire support. It flooded the starboard torpedo blister to list the ship 2 degrees, giving the ship’s guns enough elevation to continue its mission.
P1YlG TIL Hannibal had only one eye after he crossed into Italy with his army. The eye was most likely lost due to inflammation.
pWKe TIL that 90% of the worlds population lives in the northern hemisphere
OGLQY TIL Abracadabra is of unknown origin, the first known mention of the word was in the second century AD by a physician to the Roman emperor who prescribed that malaria sufferers should wear an amulet containing Abracadabra written in the form of a triangle.