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TIL India is the first and only country to have banned the import of foie gras, which is liver from ducks who have food forced down their throats with pipes.

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XEPoD TIL about George and Otto, a ventriloquist act. After performing at the Adult Video Awards ceremony, they were asked not to come back, their act was too offensive. One of the first George dummies was destroyed after it got into an argument which led to the puppet being attacked with a knife.
5Nwk TIL that green bell peppers are just immature red bell peppers, and that green is the cheapest variety because they don’t need to ripen as long.
EJQ0 TIL that the Roman Emperor Commodus would fight in the arena as a gladiator. His opponents consisted of giraffes, citizens missing limbs and wounded roman soldiers. For every appearance in the arena he charged the city of Rome 1 million coins.
p85V4 TIL about the Roman dodecahedron, a bronze artifact who's function continues to elude us
P1MAg TIL ABBA member Anni-Frid was born as a result of the Lebensborn experiment, the scheme run by Heinrich Himmler, leader of the SS, to create an Aryan master race.