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TIL There is a Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum with shakers dating as far back as 1500s

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a4OZ TIL that Uruguays president is a boss. He gave up the presidential palace to turn it into a homeless shelter. Lives in a one bedroom farm house. Gives 90% of his salary to charities. He spent 10 years as a PoW. Helped legalized abortion, marijuana, and same-sex marriage.
X0VEP TIL about Enoteca Maria, a restaurant in New York where the chefs are grandmothers from various countries and cultures. Each day, a different grandmother takes charge of preparing a special dish, offering customers a diverse range of traditional cuisines from around the world.
p8GXZ TIL that when Charles Darwin was a teenager, his father told him "You care for nothing but shooting, dogs, and rat-catching, and you will be a disgrace to yourself and all your family."
JYmyQ TIL there is a genus of snake called Boiga, known commonly as cat-eyed snakes or simply cat snakes.
EgD6V TIL DreamWorks hired 120 former NASA scientists to help them develop technology for films such as “Home,” “Rise of the Guardians,” “Kung Fu Panda 2,” and “How To Train Your Dragon 2.”