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TIL There is no law against cannibalism in the United States

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ANb4d TIL that the Spanish word "salsa" just means sauce and not the specific tomato based chip dip that English speakers normally associate it with. So "pizza sauce" is just "salsa de pizza".
XmWj TIL when Groundhog Day was released, the Washington Post wrote that “‘Groundhog’ will never be designated a national film treasure by the Library of Congress”. In 2006, the film was selected by the National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress.
Bg4Vy TIL Ghyslain Raza (the Star Wars Kid) began getting tutored at home because the school staff asked him not to return the following year after students started to tease or mock him which they saw as bad publicity. Although, he was able to move past it and now has a law degree & is working on his PHD.
KM8G TIL that the German word “Backpfeifengesich” translates to,“A face that makes you want to slap it”
Z8vPD TIL the adapted trucks to be used as mobile gas chambers by the fascist regime in Germany to kill 300,000 were supplied by a Swiss firm which is still in business